smoke-screen

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [smohk skreen]
- /smoʊk skrin/
- /sməʊk skriːn/

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

Definitions of smoke-screen word

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

See all 2 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 74% 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.

Synonyms for smoke-screen

noun smoke-screen

cover up — If you cover something or someone up, you put something over them in order to protect or hide them.
cover-up — any action, stratagem, or other means of concealing or preventing investigation or exposure.
dissimulation — the act of dissimulating; feigning; hypocrisy.
closeting — Present participle of closet.
coverup — an attempt to keep blunders, crimes, etc. from being disclosed

All 7 Synonyms of smoke-screen