espial

espial
Synonyms and related words:
bringing to light, bugging, casual discovery, catching, chance discovery, cloak-and-dagger work, counterespionage, counterintelligence, detection, determination, determining, disclosure, discovery, distinguishment, electronic surveillance, espionage, excavation, exhumation, exposure, find, finding, finding out, following, intelligence, intelligence work, invention, locating, location, looking, lookout, lucky strike, military intelligence, note, notice, observance, observation, recognition, rediscovery, regard, respect, revelation, secret police, secret service, serendipity, shadowing, spotting, spying, stakeout, strike, surveillance, tailing, trailing, treasure trove, trouvaille, trove, uncovering, unearthing, viewing, watch, watching, wiretap, wiretapping, witnessing

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  • Espial — Es*pi al, n. [OE. & Norm. F. espiaille. See {Espy}.] 1. The act of espying; notice; discovery. [1913 Webster] Screened from espial by the jutting cape. Byron. [1913 Webster] 2. One who espies; a spy; a scout. [Obs.] Their espials . . . brought… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • espial — index discovery, espionage, observation, perception, recognition Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • espial — [e spī′əl, ispī′əl] n. [ME espiaille < OFr < espier: see SPY] 1. an espying or being espied; observation 2. discovery 3. Obs. a spy …   English World dictionary

  • espial — noun Date: 14th century 1. observation 2. an act of noticing ; discovery …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • espial — /i spuy euhl/, n. 1. the act of spying. 2. the act of keeping watch; observation. [1350 1400; ME espiaille < MF. See ESPY, AL2] * * * …   Universalium

  • espial — noun a) Act of noticing or observing. b) The fact of noticing or observing; a discovery …   Wiktionary

  • espial — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The act of noting, observing, or taking into account: attention, cognizance, heed, mark, note, notice, observance, observation, regard, remark. See KNOWLEDGE, SEE …   English dictionary for students

  • espial — n. detection; act of catching sight of something; act of detecting something; act of spying …   English contemporary dictionary

  • espial — [ɪ spʌɪ(ə)l, ɛ ] noun archaic the action of watching or catching sight of someone or something. Origin ME: from OFr. espiaille, from espier espy …   English new terms dictionary

  • espial — n. Notice, observation, discovery …   New dictionary of synonyms

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