smoke screen
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
(military) screen consisting of a cloud of smoke that obscures movements
Types & categories
- screen hypernym
Related & opposite
- military domain topic
Sense 2 noun
an action intended to conceal or confuse or obscure
requesting new powers of surveillance is just a smokescreen to hide their failures
Types & categories
- concealing hypernym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
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| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | military |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | screen |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | concealing |