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18th-Century American spy ring
The Culper Ring was a network of spies active during the American Revolutionary War, organized by Major Benjamin Tallmadge and General George Washington
Culper_Ring
British ring of spies for the Soviet Union
The Cambridge Five was a spy ring in the United Kingdom that passed information to the Soviet Union during the Second World War and the Cold War and was
Cambridge_Five
Group of spies working together
A spy ring, also known as an espionage ring or espionage network, is an organized group of individuals working together to gather intelligence on behalf
Spy_ring
Soviet spy ring that operated in England
The Portland spy ring was an espionage group active in the UK between 1953 and 1961. It comprised five people who obtained classified research documents
Portland_spy_ring
American spy for Soviet Union
the spy ring. During his time as a Soviet spy, Walker helped the Soviets decipher more than one million encrypted naval messages, organizing a spy operation
John_Anthony_Walker
Nazi German spy ring in the U.S. during World War II
The Duquesne Spy Ring is the largest espionage case in the United States history that ended in convictions. A total of 33 members of a Nazi German espionage
Duquesne_Spy_Ring
American spy during the American Revolution
few female members of the Culper Spy Ring during the American Revolution. Her perceived main contribution in the ring was to relay signals to a courier
Anna_Strong_(spy)
WWII Soviet nuclear-research spies in the West
Atomic spies or atom spies were people in the United States, the United Kingdom, or Canada, who are known to have illicitly given information about nuclear
Atomic_spies
1964 British film by Robert Tronson
Ring of Spies (also known as Ring of Treason) is a 1964 British spy film directed by Robert Tronson and starring Bernard Lee, William Sylvester and Margaret
Ring_of_Spies
2006 American history book by Alexander Rose
Washington's Spies: The Story of America's First Spy Ring (2006) is a history book by Alexander Rose, based on the stories of four real-life childhood
Washington's_Spies
Espionage against the United States by Soviet intelligence agencies
(resident spies), as well as Communists of American origin, to perform espionage activities in the United States, forming various spy rings. Particularly
Soviet espionage in the United States
Soviet_espionage_in_the_United_States
American spies for the Soviet Union (d. 1953)
and Ethel were put under pressure to incriminate others involved in the spy ring. Neither offered any further information. On August 17, the grand jury
Julius_and_Ethel_Rosenberg
World War II spy ring
The Lucy spy ring (German: Lucy-Spionagering) was an anti-Nazi World War II espionage operation headquartered in Switzerland and run by Rudolf Roessler
Lucy_spy_ring
American Revolutionary War spy (1750-1826)
(October 7, 1750 – January 23, 1826) was a leading member of the Culper Spy Ring in New York City and Setauket, New York, during the American Revolutionary
Abraham_Woodhull
18th-century American spy (1753-1838)
General George Washington. He is one of the least-known operatives in the spy ring and once demanded that Abraham Woodhull ("Samuel Culper") never tell his
Robert_Townsend_(spy)
18th century American spy
code name of a female spy during the American Revolution who was part of the Culper Ring spy network. She was one of the first spies for the United States
Agent_355
American spy
1760–1842) was thought to be an informant for George Washington's Culper Ring, a spy ring founded in the summer of 1778. Townsend lived in Oyster Bay and passed
Sarah_Townsend_(spy)
Aspect of the Cold War
the Cambridge Spy Ring, but these five members were collectively known as the Cambridge Five. Portland spy ring The Portland spy ring operated in England
Cold_War_espionage
Clandestine acquisition of confidential information
Espionage Act of 1917. Over the years, many spies, such as the Soble spy ring, Robert Lee Johnson, the Rosenberg ring, Aldrich Hazen Ames, Robert Philip Hanssen
Espionage
British diplomat and spy (1913–1983)
diplomat and Soviet double agent who participated in the Cambridge Five spy ring. After being recruited by a Soviet agent as an undergraduate student, Maclean
Donald_Maclean_(spy)
Russian espionage program in the US uncovered in 2010
the network was betrayed. ... To have a spy ring uncovered before they could actually do any serious spying is doubly embarrassing." Coinciding with
Illegals_Program
German journalist and Soviet spy (1895–1944)
the Sorge Spy Ring. New York: McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-07-050677-9. Whymant, Robert (1996). Stalin's Spy: Richard Sorge and the Tokyo Espionage Ring. London:
Richard_Sorge
American spy for Germany
1903 – December 1987) was a German spy and the head of the "Joe K" spy ring in the United States in 1940–1941. The ring was known as Joe K because it was
Kurt_Frederick_Ludwig
Alexander Rose’s book Washington's Spies: The Story of America's First Spy Ring (2007), a history of the Culper Ring. The series aired on AMC from April
List of Turn: Washington's Spies episodes
List_of_Turn:_Washington's_Spies_episodes
FBI double agent
Joubert Duquesne, he recruited 33 agents that became known as the Duquesne Spy Ring. In June 1941, the Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested all of the
William_G._Sebold
American double agent and spy (1944–2023)
2023) was an American Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent who spied for Soviet and Russian intelligence services intermittently against the
Robert_Hanssen
1938 film by Joseph H. Lewis
The Spy Ring is a 1938 American adventure film directed by Joseph H. Lewis and written by George Waggner. The film stars William Hall, Jane Wyman, Esther
The_Spy_Ring
American spy (1737–1805)
to create a network of civilian spies located in New York during the American Revolution. Sackett and his new spy ring would report to William Duer, a
Nathaniel_Sackett
British historian and author (born 1961)
(2015). Stalin's Englishman: Guy Burgess, the Cold War, and the Cambridge Spy Ring. Hodder & Stoughton s. ISBN 9781473627369. Lownie, Andrew (2019). The Mountbattens:
Andrew_Lownie
Russian intelligence agent, media personality and model (born 1982)
United States on 27 June 2010 as part of the Illegals Program, a Russian spy ring. At the time of her arrest, she was accused of espionage on behalf of the
Anna_Chapman
South African journalist, German soldier, and spy
for Germany during both World Wars. He gathered human intelligence, led spy rings and carried out sabotage missions as a covert field asset in South Africa
Fritz_Duquesne
American spy during the American Revolution
Washington's Spies: The Story of America's First Spy Ring (2007). Mulligan and Cato are portrayed in the fourth and final season. Culper Ring Intelligence
Cato_(spy)
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up spy, espionnage, secret agent, or spy ring in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A spy is a person engaged in espionage, obtaining information that
Spy_(disambiguation)
American Revolutionary War spy
1827) was an officer in the Continental Army and member of the Culper spy ring during the American Revolutionary War, reporting to General George Washington
Caleb_Brewster
Brazilian politician and federal police officer (born 1972)
2025, with investigators alleging he was responsible for establishing the spy ring and ordering the use of geolocation software to track government opponents
Alexandre_Ramagem
Town in Israel
Ya'akov came to fame during World War I for the establishment of the Nili spy ring by Sarah Aaronsohn, together with her brothers, Aaron (a noted botanist)
Zikhron_Ya'akov
British double agent
because of the suspicions surrounding double agents such as the Cambridge spy ring. Roberts never felt completely accepted by MI5 because of his social background
Eric_Roberts_(spy)
prison in May 2023, the others have been released. In February 2023 a large spy ring whose members included those posing as diplomats, as well a deep-cover
Russian spies in the Russo-Ukrainian war
Russian_spies_in_the_Russo-Ukrainian_war
"Japan's wartime spy program". Additional WWII espionage examples include Soviet spying on the US Manhattan Project, the German Duquesne Spy Ring convicted in
History_of_espionage
American historical drama TV series
Alexander Rose's book Washington's Spies: The Story of America's First Spy Ring (2007), a history of the Culper Ring. The series originally aired on the
Turn:_Washington's_Spies
American spy
the Walker family spy ring, which, at the time of Whitworth's arrest, U.S. authorities described as "the most damaging espionage ring uncovered in the
Jerry_Whitworth
American newspaper publisher (1724–1802)
by the Sons of Liberty, but was likely a member of the American Culper Spy Ring, which provided the Continental Army with military intelligence from British-occupied
James_Rivington
American Revolutionary War spy (1748–1830)
Austin Roe (March 2, 1748 – November 28, 1830) was a member of the Culper Ring, a spy network during the American Revolutionary War that was organized in 1778
Austin_Roe
British domestic intelligence agency
After the war, the service was instrumental in breaking up a large Soviet spy ring at the start of the 1970s. It then allegedly became involved in monitoring
MI5
German armed forces intelligence service (1920–1944)
major Abwehr failure occurred when the existence of a resistance group and spy ring, which operated out of Austria and had been working with the Allies, was
Abwehr
American humanitarian (1900–1970)
(code name "Looter") with being the impetus for the so-called "Miss U Spy Ring," which was an effort to help American Prisoners of War (POWs) survive
Margaret_Utinsky
Soviet intelligence officer (1903–1971)
part of a spy ring based in New York City. In 1957, Fisher was convicted in US federal court on three counts of conspiracy as a Soviet spy for his involvement
Rudolf_Abel
1775–1783 conflict in North America
Tallmadge, Washington launched the six-man Culper spy ring. The efforts of Washington and the Culper Spy Ring substantially increased the effective allocation
American_Revolutionary_War
Spanish Empire spy ring in Canada during Spanish-American War
The Montreal spy ring was a spy ring of the Spanish Empire that operated in Montreal, Quebec during the Spanish–American War commanded by Ramón de Carranza
Montreal_spy_ring
British intelligence officer and Soviet double agent (1912–1988)
Union. In 1963, he was revealed to be a member of the Cambridge Five, a spy ring that had divulged British secrets to the Soviets during World War II and
Kim_Philby
The Bulgarian spy ring, sometimes referred to in British media as "the Minions", was a network of six Bulgarian nationals living in the United Kingdom
Bulgarian_spy_ring
World War II area of operations including North and South America
Even before the war, a large Nazi spy ring was found operating in the United States. As of 2023, the Duquesne Spy Ring is still the largest espionage case
American theater of World War II
American_theater_of_World_War_II
British intelligence officer and Soviet spy (1913–1995)
1995) was a British civil servant who became an intelligence officer and spy during the Second World War. As a Soviet double agent, he passed to the Soviet
John_Cairncross
Skipjack-class nuclear-powered submarine
Both All Hands Down and Scorpion Down point toward involvement by the KGB spy ring led by John Anthony Walker in the heart of the U.S. Navy's communications
USS_Scorpion_(SSN-589)
2003 British television drama series
most notorious spy ring". 5 August 2002. "The Guardian - BBC to screen drama on Cambridge spies ring" (PDF). "MovieLocate - Cambridge Spies". "Home". barb
Cambridge_Spies
2017 historical novel by Kate Quinn
USA Today bestseller. The story is based on the real-life World War I spy ring called the Alice Network, which operated in German-occupied France and
The_Alice_Network
British diplomat and Soviet agent (1911–1963)
Five spy ring that operated from the mid-1930s to the early years of the Cold War era. His defection in 1951 to the Soviet Union, with his fellow spy Donald
Guy_Burgess
Bhattacharjee, Yudhijit (May 12, 2014). "How the F.B.I. Cracked a Chinese Spy Ring". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Archived from the original on September
Chinese espionage in California
Chinese_espionage_in_California
Ocean liner and cruise ship from 1940 to 1994
Stigler and Siegler, along with the 31 other German agents of the Duquesne Spy Ring, were later uncovered by the FBI in the largest espionage conviction in
SS_America_(1939)
Notable spies and their codenames
General. 1944. p. 158. "Duquesne Spy Ring". FBI.gov. Retrieved 17 March 2024. "Dundee salon was post box for Nazi spy ring". Herald Scotland. 20 April 2000
List_of_spies_in_World_War_II
American-born Soviet spy
breakthrough required to close down the spy ring. In 1967, the Soviet Union admitted that the Cohens were spies. In July 1969, Britain exchanged them for
Morris_Cohen_(spy)
1939 film directed by Christy Cabanne
Smashing the Spy Ring is a 1938 American drama film, directed by Christy Cabanne. It stars Ralph Bellamy, Fay Wray, and Regis Toomey, and was released
Smashing_the_Spy_Ring
United States intelligence officer and Soviet defector (1951–2002)
fall in his home. Robert Hanssen, American double agent spy Harold James Nicholson, American spy incarcerated in a federal prison Earl Edwin Pitts, former
Edward_Lee_Howard
List of groups engaged in illegal activities
Duquesne Spy Ring Illegals program Portland spy ring Walker spy ring Burglary rings Dinner Set Gang Bling Ring Johnston gang Sugarman Gang Fraud rings (See
List of criminal enterprises, gangs, and syndicates
List_of_criminal_enterprises,_gangs,_and_syndicates
German-born British physicist and atomic spy (1911–1988)
major in Soviet military intelligence who had worked with Richard Sorge's spy ring in the Far East. In 1943, Fuchs and Peierls went to Columbia University
Klaus_Fuchs
American spy during the American Revolution
1752 – April 24, 1817) was an American Patriot and a member of the Culper Spy Ring during the American Revolution. After the American Revolutionary War, Hawkins
Jonas_Hawkins
Espionage against the United States of America committed by the Russian Federation
measures department" was Yuri Modin, former controller of the Cambridge Five spy ring. The former Andropov Institute became the Academy of Foreign Intelligence
Russian espionage in the United States
Russian_espionage_in_the_United_States
British banker, scientist, intelligence officer and government advisor (1910–1990)
Cambridge Spy Ring. His flat in London was shared with Burgess and Blunt; this later aroused suspicion that he was the so-called Fifth Man in the Spy Ring. In
Victor Rothschild, 3rd Baron Rothschild
Victor_Rothschild,_3rd_Baron_Rothschild
American actress (1917–2007)
the Air (1937) and was the female lead in some "B" films, such as The Spy Ring (1938) (at Universal), He Couldn't Say No (1938) with Frank McHugh and
Jane_Wyman
American civil war spy (1818–1900)
philanthropist who recruited and acted as the primary handler of an extensive spy ring for the Union army in the Confederate capital of Richmond during the American
Elizabeth_Van_Lew
British civil servant and Soviet spy (1912–2005)
NKVD espionage career began in the mid-1930s as a member of the Woolwich Spy ring in London. Three of its members were arrested in January 1938 and sentenced
Melita_Norwood
Fiction genre involving espionage
Spy fiction is a genre of literature involving espionage as an important context or plot device. It emerged in the early twentieth century, inspired by
Spy_fiction
American passenger and shipping line
Stigler and Siegler, along with the 31 other German agents of the Duquesne Spy Ring, were later uncovered by the FBI in the largest espionage conviction in
United_States_Lines
British art historian and Soviet spy (1907–1983)
Straight, the latter also later suspected of being part of the Cambridge spy ring. Rothschild later worked for MI5 and gave Blunt £100 to purchase the painting
Anthony_Blunt
American spy
intelligence operations, and under his leadership Bates became part of the spy ring. The decision to include Bates in Andre's network was prompted by reports
Ann_Bates
1943 tank battle in the Soviet Union
Soviet government had foreknowledge of the German plans from the Lucy spy ring. Aware months in advance that the attack would fall on the neck of the
Battle_of_Kursk
Russian defector to Canada (1919–1982)
library.utoronto.ca. Retrieved January 12, 2022. "Soviet Spy Scandal – News of a widespread spy ring in Canada cools relations with the Soviet Union". CBC
Igor_Gouzenko
President of Brigham Young University from 1951 to 1971
Hillam was one of Bentley and Russell's targets. He was notified of the spy ring by one of his students and requested a formal hearing be arranged. In the
Ernest_L._Wilkinson
1990 American TV series or program
Family of Spies, also known as Family of Spies: The Walker Spy Ring is a 1990 TV movie based on the espionage of John A. Walker Jr. The film was directed
Family_of_Spies
American CIA analyst and Soviet spy (1941–2026)
performance was rated only "satisfactory". His superiors considered the spies recruited to be of sufficient value, but a remark was made that Ames was
Aldrich_Ames
Type of special intelligence service
of Lexington Battle of Normandy Camp Chapman attack Cold War Duquesne Spy Ring Gukurahundi Stormontgate Vietnam War War on terrorism Yom Kippur War Clandestine
Double_agent
Austrian fugitive businessman (born 1980)
hijacked Austria's spy service. Now he's going after its government". Politico. Brown, David (28 November 2024). "Russian spying ring 'planned honeytrap
Jan_Marsalek
Film genre
The spy film, also known as the spy thriller, is a genre of film that deals with the subject of fictional espionage, either in a realistic way (such as
Spy_film
British historian
1485; Washington's Spies: The Story of America's First Spy Ring (a detailed account of George Washington's personal spies, the Culper Ring); American Rifle:
Alexander_Rose_(author)
Soviet double agent (died 1987)
detailed information about KGB operations, including the identities of Soviet spies operating within the United States and the strategies the KGB employed to
Valery_Martynov
American politician (1908–1957)
that he had a list of "members of the Communist Party and members of a spy ring" who were employed in the State Department. In the succeeding years, McCarthy
Joseph_McCarthy
Chilean-FBI probe of Nazis in South America
in South America during World War II and helped it thwart local Nazi spy rings. In its later years, Chile's probe expanded more broadly to Latin America
Department_50
Agency dealing with secret intelligence
Paul (May 11, 2013). "These 17 Agencies Make Up The Most Sophisticated Spy Network In The World". Business Insider. Books Encyclopedia of Espionage
Intelligence_agency
German military intelligence (Abwehr) officer (1899-1974)
Air Intelligence in the Abwehr (German military intelligence) who led spy rings in the United Kingdom and the United States from 1936 to 1941. Ritter
Nikolaus_Ritter
Conflict involving Israel and Lebanon-based paramilitary groups
10 June 2006, the Lebanese army arrested members of an alleged Israeli spy ring, including Mahmoud Rafeh, his wife, and two children. Police discovered
Israeli–Lebanese_conflict
Cold War Soviet spy
blonde" who had exposed a ring of spies: "Red Ring Bared by Blond Queen" (July 21, 1948); "Super-Secrecy Veiled Russia's Spy Cells Here" (July 22, 1948);
Elizabeth_Bentley
American born Soviet intelligence officer and scientist (1913 – 2006)
for some sort of celebration and finally admitted that he was a Russian spy in the 1940s. On November 2, 2007, Russian president Vladimir Putin posthumously
George_Koval
Investigation's wartime Special Intelligence Service. The investigators broke up one spy ring in 1942 and another in 1944. The latter reportedly received its orders
Nazism_in_Chile
1949 US political crisis
who have been named as members of the Communist Party and members of a spy ring, I have here in my hand a list of 205...a list of names that were known
Loss_of_China
Revelation of a Soviet spy ring in Canada
Union in 1945 and his allegations regarding the existence of a Soviet spy ring of Canadian communists. Gouzenko's defection and revelations are considered
Gouzenko_Affair
July 27, 2015. Duffy 2014, p. 272. AngloBoerWar 2007. "FBI — The Duquesne Spy Ring". Fbi.gov. December 13, 1941. Archived from the original on September 30
List of inmates at the United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth
List_of_inmates_at_the_United_States_Penitentiary,_Leavenworth
Soviet and Russian intelligence officer who defected to the United States
June 26, 2010. The following day, the FBI began arresting the Russian spy ring, including prominent figures like Anna Chapman. He is suspected of also
Aleksandr_Poteyev
Northern Ireland political scandal
the controversy surrounding an alleged Provisional Irish Republican Army spy ring and intelligence-gathering operation based in Stormont, the parliament
Stormontgate
Former French intelligence agency
Gaulle's belief that the KGB Sapphire spy ring was CIA disinformation, it was later discovered that the Sapphire spy ring did in fact exist, and that Georges
Service de documentation extérieure et de contre-espionnage
Service_de_documentation_extérieure_et_de_contre-espionnage
1989 nonfiction book by Clifford Stoll
"(a) sysadmin who'd tracked a $0.75 billing anomaly back to a foreign spy-ring that was using his systems to hack his military." Cyberpunk: Outlaws and
The_Cuckoo's_Egg_(book)
SPY RING
SPY RING
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Christian
To Observe; Spy; Scout
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lincolns wetlands
Male
English
Pet form of English Sylvester, SLY means "from the forest."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : apparently a nickname for an active, brisk, or smart person. Although spry is not recorded in OED until the 18th century, it was probably in colloquial use in the West Country dialect and in Scots much earlier. The word is of obscure origin. The surname is found mainly in Devon, but there is also a modest concentration of bearers in northeastern England.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly West Midlands)
English (chiefly West Midlands) : nickname for a cunning or crafty individual, from Middle English sligh ‘sly’ (earlier slegh, from Old Norse slǽgr).
Male
English
English unisex name derived from the vocabulary word "sky," from Old Norse sky, SKY means "cloud."Â
Girl/Female
Hindu
Spy
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Chinese, English
Sky
Girl/Female
Tamil
Pranidhi | பà¯à®°à®¨à®¿à®¤à®¿
Spy
Pranidhi | பà¯à®°à®¨à®¿à®¤à®¿
Boy/Male
English
Stiles.
Male
Hungarian
Hungarian form of Portuguese/Spanish Gaspar, GÃSPÃR means "treasure bearer."Â
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sindhi, Telugu
Precious; Spy
Male
Polish
Variant spelling of Polish Szczeosny, SZCZĘSNY means "lucky."
Girl/Female
Indian
Sky, Heavens
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Sai in Orne or Say in Indre, perhaps so called from a Gaulish personal name Saius + the Latin locative suffix -acum.English : metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of say, a kind of finely textured cloth, Middle English say (from Old French saie, Latin saga, plural of sagum ‘military cloak’). In some instances the surname may have arisen from a nickname for an habitual wearer of clothes made of this material.Southern French : topographic name from saix ‘rock’ (Latin saxum), or a habitational name from a place named with this word, for example, Say in Loire, Saix in Tarn and Vienne, Le Saix in Hautes-Alpes, or Les Saix in Isère.William Say of Bristol, England, was a member of the Society of Friends who settled in America toward the close of the 17th century. His descendant Thomas Say (1787–1834) of Philadelphia is known as the father of descriptive entomology in America.
Boy/Male
Latin
ATrojan spy.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
King Richard III' Christopher Urswick, a priest. 'The Taming of the Shrew' Christopher Sly, a...
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
Henry VI, Part 2' Lord Say.
Male
African
spy.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Sky, Heavens
SPY RING
SPY RING
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Traditional
Rays of Moon
Girl/Female
Biblical
A grasshopper.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Daily Wages; Pension; Reward
Male
German
German short form of longer names beginning with Hrod-, HRODA means "famous."
Girl/Female
German
Noble; Kind
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a short form of the personal name Jeffrey.
Boy/Male
English
Fortunate. Lucky is also used as a nickname for Lucas and its variants.
Girl/Female
Arabic
Served
Surname or Lastname
English (Kent)
English (Kent) : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Chatburn in Lancashire, named with the Old English personal name Ceatta + burna ‘stream’.
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SPY RING
SPY RING
SPY RING
SPY RING
v. t.
To catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes; to discover, as a distant object partly concealed, or not obvious to notice; to see at a glance; to discern unexpectedly; to spy; as, to espy land; to espy a man in a crowd.
v. t.
To mention or suggest as an estimate, hypothesis, or approximation; hence, to suppose; -- in the imperative, followed sometimes by the subjunctive; as, he had, say fifty thousand dollars; the fox had run, say ten miles.
v. t.
To gain sight of; to discover at a distance, or in a state of concealment; to espy; to see.
a.
Having the blue color of the sky; azure; as, a sky-blue stone.
v. t.
To throw sidewise with a jerk; to fling; as, to shy a stone; to shy a slipper.
v. i.
To look or search narrowly; to look about; to watch; to take notice; to spy.
v. t.
To repeat; to rehearse; to recite; to pronounce; as, to say a lesson.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Spy
n.
A person sent secretly into an enemy's camp, territory, or fortifications, to inspect his works, ascertain his strength, movements, or designs, and to communicate such intelligence to the proper officer.
v. t.
To see; to spy.
n.
A spy; a scout.
pl.
of Spy
superl.
Easily frightened; timid; as, a shy bird.
n.
A spy; a scout.
v. t.
To throw towards the sky; as, to sky a ball at cricket.
v. t.
To shut up in, or as in, a sty.
n.
One who keeps a constant watch of the conduct of others.
v. t.
Done with, and marked by, artful and dexterous secrecy; subtle; as, a sly trick.
imp. & p. p.
of Spy