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WINDOW DRESSING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does window dressing mean?
• WINDOW DRESSING (noun)
The noun WINDOW DRESSING has 2 senses:
1. a showy misrepresentation intended to conceal something unpleasant
2. the decoration of shop windows
Familiarity information: WINDOW DRESSING used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A showy misrepresentation intended to conceal something unpleasant
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
facade; window dressing
Hypernyms ("window dressing" is a kind of...):
deceit; deception; misrepresentation (a misleading falsehood)
Sense 2
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))
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