| Library / English Dictionary |
WINDOW DRESSING
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The decoration of shop windows
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("window dressing" is a kind of...):
decoration (the act of decorating something (in the hope of making it more attractive))
Sense 2
Meaning:
A showy misrepresentation intended to conceal something unpleasant
Synonyms:
facade; window dressing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("window dressing" is a kind of...):
deceit; deception; misrepresentation (a misleading falsehood)
