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Instead of inventing imaginary friends, I invented whole imaginary worlds. They were elaborate scenarios about spies and adventurers and top secret missions. I crawled along my swing set, searching for escape routes from my maximum-security prison; I biked through the neighborhood, the wind in my hair and a fleet of evildoers on my heels.
Robin Wasserman

Meaning of "top secret" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TOP SECRET

top secret  [tɒp ˈsiːkrət] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TOP SECRET

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Top secret is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES TOP SECRET MEAN IN ENGLISH?

top secret

Classified information

Classified information is material that a government body claims is sensitive information that requires protection of confidentiality, integrity, or availability. Access is restricted by law or regulation to particular groups of people, and mishandling can incur criminal penalties and loss of respect. A formal security clearance is often required to handle classified documents or access classified data. The clearance process usually requires a satisfactory background investigation. Documents and other information assets are typically marked with one of several levels of sensitivity - e.g. restricted, confidential, secret and top secret. The choice of level is often based on an impact assessment; governments often have their own set of rules which include the levels, rules on determining the level for an information asset, and rules on how to protect information classified at each level. This often includes security clearances for personnel handling the information. Although "Classified information" refers to the formal categorization and marking of material by level of sensitivity, it has also developed a sense synonymous with "censored" in US English.

Definition of top secret in the English dictionary

The definition of top secret in the dictionary is containing information whose disclosure would cause exceedingly grave damage to the nation and therefore classified as needing the highest level of secrecy and security.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TOP SECRET


barrat
ˈbærət
carat
ˈkærət
carrot
ˈkærət
claret
ˈklærət
curat
ˈkjuːrət
electret
ɪˈlɛktrət
equiparate
ɪˈkwɪpərət
Garrett
ˈɡærət
garrot
ˈɡærət
governorate
ˈɡʌvənərət
karat
ˈkærət
Margaret
ˈmɑːɡrət
Meerut
ˈmɪərət
morat
ˈmɔːrət
noncorporate
ˌnɒnˈkɔːpərət
nondegenerate
ˌnɒndɪˈdʒɛnərət
parrot
ˈpærət
quadrat
ˈkwɒdrət
rectorate
ˈrektərət
valerate
ˈvælərət

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TOP SECRET

top dollar
top drawer
top dressing
top end
top floor
top gear
top hand
top hat
top kill
top management
top off
top out
top round
top security
top slicing
top ten
top thirty
top twenty
top up
top whack

WORDS THAT END LIKE TOP SECRET

buret
cabaret
coffret
ferret
fret
in the secret
interpret
Loiret
open secret
regret
ret
secret
semisecret
Siret
state secret
supersecret
top-secret
trade secret
ultrasecret
unsecret

Synonyms and antonyms of top secret in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «top secret» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TOP SECRET

Find out the translation of top secret to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of top secret from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «top secret» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

绝密
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

top secret
570 millions of speakers

English

top secret
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शीर्ष गुप्त
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سري للغاية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

совершенно секретно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

top secret
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গোপনতম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

top secret
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

rahsia sulit
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Top Secret
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

トップシークレット
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

일급 비밀
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ndhuwur rahasia
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mật
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மேல் ரகசியம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अत्यंत गुप्त
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çok gizli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

top secret
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

top secret
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

цілком таємно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

TOP SECRET
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

top μυστικό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

top geheime
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

topphemliga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

top secret
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of top secret

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TOP SECRET»

The term «top secret» is very widely used and occupies the 21.976 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TOP SECRET» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about top secret

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2 QUOTES WITH «TOP SECRET»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word top secret.
1
Mikhail Kalashnikov
For years, I had a top secret clearance and never left Russia. Just once did I go to Bulgaria with my wife for a holiday at the Golden Sands resort, but I could not mention my real name. I was allowed to travel abroad only in the early 1990s.
2
Robin Wasserman
Instead of inventing imaginary friends, I invented whole imaginary worlds. They were elaborate scenarios about spies and adventurers and top secret missions. I crawled along my swing set, searching for escape routes from my maximum-security prison; I biked through the neighborhood, the wind in my hair and a fleet of evildoers on my heels.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TOP SECRET»

Discover the use of top secret in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to top secret and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Top Secret America: The Rise of the New American Security State
In TOP SECRET AMERICA, award-winning reporters Dana Priest and William Arkin uncover the enormous size, shape, mission, and consequences of this invisible universe of over 1,300 government facilities in every state in America; nearly 2,000 ...
Dana Priest, William M. Arkin, 2011
2
Top Secret
Allan Brewster's science teacher challenges him to discover a method for converting sunlight into food, but the hilarious result turns out to be a threat to national security
John Reynolds Gardiner, 2009
3
Area 51: An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret ...
This is the first book based on interviews with eye witnesses to Area 51 history, which makes it the seminal work on the subject.
Annie Jacobsen, 2011
4
Top Secret: The Truth Behind Today's Pop Mysticisms
Among other popular movements and books, Price discusses:?Rhonda Byrne's The Secret and New Thought?Helen Schucman's A Course in Miracles and the popular works of Marianne Williamson?Deepak Chopra's How to Know God?James Redfield's The ...
Robert M. Price, 2008
5
Top Secret: A Handbook of Codes, Ciphers and Secret Writing
Presents history, trivia, and code-breaking tales in a guide book to the world of secret writing that includes examples of a variety of codes and ciphers.
Paul B. Janeczko, 2006
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Top Secret Recipes Lite!
Todd Wilbur, who made a name for himself by allowing us to clone treats such as OreosTM and Outback Steakhouse® Blooming OnionsTM in our own kitchens, now gives us back our cherished foods with reduced fat and calories.
Todd Wilbur, 1998
7
Top Secret/Majic: Operation Majestic-12 and the United ...
In this updated edition of his landmark book, he tells the incredible tale of the July, 1947 recovery of a crashed flying saucer near Roswell, New Mexico, and the establishment by President Truman of a truly all-star cast to deal with the ...
Stanton T. Friedman, 2005
8
Dogbert's Top Secret Management Handbook
Once again firmly establishing Scott Adams as the spokesman for the absurdities of the workplace (and Dogbert as the guru of sticking it to the masses), Dogbert's Top Secret Management Handbook is the perfect gift for all cubicle dwellers ...
Scott Adams, 1997
9
Above Top Secret
Jim Marrs can justifiably be considered the world’s leading conspiracy author, with multimillion bestsellers like Alien Agenda, Rule by Secrecy, and the book that Oliver Stone used as a basis for his JFK movie, Crossfire: The Plot That ...
Jim Marrs, 2008
10
Top Secret Restaurant Recipes: Creating Kitchen Clones from ...
In 1996, Americans spent over $100 billion gobbling up meals at full-service American restaurant chains, inspiring Todd Wilbur to change his focus from cracking the recipes for convenience store foods to cloning the popular dishes served at ...
Todd Wilbur, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TOP SECRET»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term top secret is used in the context of the following news items.
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Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher did something top secret this weekend
For Cailyn Cox, writing isn't just a hobby, it's her life. Passionate about Hollywood, she makes it her mission to find the most entertaining celebrity gossip for ... «SheKnows.com, Jul 15»
2
Top Gear stars' top secret ITV meeting: Jeremy Clarkson, Richard …
ITV bosses have swooped in for Top Gear, with all three presenters attending a secret rendezvous at the home of channel director Peter Fincham this week. «mirror.co.uk, May 15»
3
Top Gear reunited: Clarkson, Hammond and May in 'top secret
Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond are holding a "top secret" meeting at Goodwood, according to DJ Chris Evans, sparking rumours they are ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
4
Former Top Gear hosts Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and …
Jeremy Clarkson has reportedly been working on a "top secret" project with ... The former Top Gear hosts have been seen leaving a hotel near the track in West ... «Evening Standard, Apr 15»
5
Top secret Top Gear meeting: Jeremy Clarkson meets James May …
Jeremy Clarkson has met up with his pal and former Top Gear co-host James May and the show's executive producer Andy Wilman after being sacked. Just one ... «mirror.co.uk, Mar 15»
6
Inside Apple's Top Secret Health and Fitness Lab for Apple Watch …
Apple, known for keeping its product developments under the strictest of lock-and-key, gave ABC News exclusive access into its top secret health and fitness lab, ... «ABC News, Mar 15»
7
Top Secret Service agents under investigation
WASHINGTON — Two Secret Service agents suspected of drinking were ... detail, and George Ogilvie, a top supervisor in the agency's Washington field office. «The Seattle Times, Mar 15»
8
Top Secret Service official transferred
As part of a shakeup in the top ranks of the Secret Service, the agency's second-highest official is transferring to a job at the Department of Homeland Security, ... «Washington Times, Feb 15»
9
Top secret: Harry Styles adds Nadine Leopold's initials to his tattoo …
So we know Harry Styles and Nadine Leopald are supposed to be all loved up and that but Hazza is said to have taken their relationship to the next level when ... «Metro, Feb 15»
10
Four top Secret Service executives told to leave their posts in …
The Secret Service is forcing out four of its most senior officials while two others are retiring — the biggest management shake-up at the troubled agency since its ... «Washington Post, Jan 15»

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