Definition of spy

"spy" in the noun sense

1. spy, undercover agent

military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors

2. spy

a secret watcher someone who secretly watches other people

"my spies tell me that you had a good time last night"

"spy" in the verb sense

1. descry, spot, espy, spy

catch sight of

2. spy, stag, snoop, sleuth

watch, observe, or inquire secretly

3. spy, sight

catch sight of to perceive with the eyes

"he caught sight of the king's men coming over the ridge"

4. spy

secretly collect sensitive or classified information engage in espionage

"spy for the Russians"

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Quotations for spy

An enemy is a perpetual spy. [ Proverb ]

You could spy trouble if your eyes were out. [ Proverb ]

A pilot's part in calms cannot be spy'd,
In dangerous times true worth is only tried. [ Stirling — Doomes-day. The Fifth Houre ]

You pretend to be a visitor but are really a spy. [ Proverb ]

All seems infected that the infected spy, and all looks yellow to the jaundiced eye. [ Pope ]

Thou hast no faults, or I no faults can spy; Thou art all beauty, or all blindness I. [ Christopher Codrington ]

spy in Scrabble®

The word spy is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 8

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spy in Words With Friends™

The word spy is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 8

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Words containing the sequence spy

Words that end with spy (7 words)

Word Growth involving spy

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Longer words containing spy

counterspy counterspying counterspyings

crispy

diospyrobezoar diospyrobezoars

gaspy

raspy

spyglass spyglasses

spyhole spyholes

spying counterspying counterspyings

spymaster spymasters

spyplane spyplanes

spyproof

spyware

waspy

wispy