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best-kept secret

best-kept secret noun: something interesting or important but not well-known.

Noun

best-kept secret (plural best-kept secrets)

  1. (idiomatic) Something interesting or important but not well-known.
    • Forget the Great Wall - Beijing's best-kept secret is its crazy taxi drivers.

Antonyms of best-kept secret

Forms of best-kept secret

pluralbest-kept secrets

Questions about best-kept secret

What does best-kept secret mean?
Best-kept secret means something interesting or important but not well-known.
What part of speech is best-kept secret?
Best-kept secret is a noun.
What is the plural of best-kept secret?
The plural of best-kept secret is best-kept secrets.

Words near best-kept secret in the dictionary

  1. best-humoured
  2. best-hung
  3. best-informed
  4. best-intentioned
  5. best-kempt
  6. best-kept secret
  7. best-kept secrets
  8. best-known
  9. best-learned
  10. best-lit
  11. best-looking

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