Privy
21privy — /ˈprɪvi / (say privee) adjective 1. (sometimes followed by to) participating in the knowledge of something private or secret: many persons were privy to the plot. 2. private; assigned to private uses: the privy purse. 3. belonging or relating to… …
22privy — n. an outdoor toilet; any toilet. □ Uncle Paul was out in the privy. □ Where’s the privy around here? …
23privy — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English prive, from Anglo French privé, from Latin privatus private Date: 14th century 1. a. private, withdrawn b. secret 2. belonging or relating to a person in one s individual rather than official capacity 3.… …
24privy — /priv ee/, adj., privier, priviest, n., pl. privies. adj. 1. participating in the knowledge of something private or secret (usually fol. by to): Many persons were privy to the plot. 2. private; assigned to private uses. 3. belonging or pertaining …
25privy — adj. Privy is used with these nouns: ↑seal …
26privy — Synonyms and related words: WC, alive to, anonymous, appreciative of, apprised of, awake to, aware of, back door, backhouse, backstairs, basement, bathroom, behind the curtain, behind the scenes, bog, buried, can, clandestine, closet, cognizant… …
27privy — priv|y1 [ prıvi ] adjective privy to something knowing about something, usually official information, that other people do not know priv|y2 [ prıvi ] noun count OLD FASHIONED a toilet in a separate small building next to a house …
28privy to — sharing in the knowledge of (something secret). → privy …
29privy — adjective 1》 (privy to) sharing in the knowledge of (something secret). 2》 archaic hidden; secret. noun (plural privies) 1》 a toilet in a small shed outside a house. 2》 Law a person having a part or interest in any action or matter. Derivatives… …
30privy — adj 1. privy to informed of, apprised of, cognizant of, aware of, in on; Inf. in the know, Inf. wise to, Inf. hep to, Inf. on to. 2. private, personal, own, close, intimate; individual, particular, singular, peculiar, special, especial; reserved …
