smoke screen

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [smohk skreen]
- /smoʊk skrin/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [smohk skreen]
- /smoʊk skrin/

Definitions of smoke screen words

noun smoke screen a mass of dense smoke produced to conceal an area, vessel, or plane from the enemy. 1
noun smoke screen something intended to disguise, conceal, or deceive; camouflage. 1
noun smoke screen smoke used for concealment 1
noun smoke screen sth used to conceal truth 1
noun smoke screen a cloud of smoke spread to screen the movements of troops, ships, etc. 0
noun smoke screen anything said or done to conceal or mislead 0

See all 6 definitions of smoke screen

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Origin of smoke screen

First appearance:

before 1910

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1910-15

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Parts of speech for Smoke screen

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Smoke screen

smoke screen popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

smoke screen usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for smoke screen

noun smoke screen

air freshener — An air freshener is a product people can buy which is meant to make rooms smell pleasant.
antiperspirant — an astringent substance applied to the skin to reduce or prevent perspiration
concealment — Concealment is the state of being hidden or the act of hiding something.
cover up — If you cover something or someone up, you put something over them in order to protect or hide them.
cover — If you cover something, you place something else over it in order to protect it, hide it, or close it.

All 25 Synonyms of smoke screen