- Types Of Speech
- You can use smokescreen as a noun in a sentence.
- About Smokescreen
- A 3 syllables noun and 11 letters with the letters c, e, k, m, n, o, r, and s, 7 consonants, 4 vowels and 3 syllables with the middle letter s. Smokescreen starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters s, sm, smo, smok, smoke, and the ending characters are n, en, een, reen, creen, . Smokescreen is also a double vowel (ee) word. View the double vowel words list.
- Definition
- An action intended to conceal or confuse or obscure; "requesting new powers of surveillance is just a smokescreen to hide their failures"
- Compound Words
- A compound word, smokescreen has more than one word within it. There's 2 words which are smoke, and screen.
- Pig Latin
- Smokescreen in Pig Latin is said as "okescreensmay or okescreensmway".
- Unigram
- s | m | o | k | e | s | c | r | e | e | n
- Bigram
- sm | mo | ok | ke | es | sc | cr | re | ee | en
- Trigram
- smo | mok | oke | kes | esc | scr | cre | ree | een
- Quadrigram
- smok | moke | okes | kesc | escr | scre | cree | reen
- Word Gram
- Noun Examples
- an action intended to conceal or confuse or obscure;
"requesting new powers of surveillance is just a smokescreen to hide their failures" - (military) screen consisting of a cloud of smoke that obscures movements
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Alibi | (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question |
| Apology | a poor example "it was an apology for a meal" "a poor excuse for an automobile" |
| Bill | the entertainment offered at a public presentation |
| Blind | something that keeps things out or hinders sight "they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet" |
| Camouflage | the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance "he is a master of disguise" |
| Circumvent | avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) "He dodged the issue" "she skirted the problem" "They tend to evade their responsibilities" "he evaded the questions skillfully" |
| Cloak | a loose outer garment |
| Color | the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person''s perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation |
| Colour | the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person''s perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation |
| Conjuration | an illusory feat considered magical by naive observers |
View all cognitive synonyms for Smokescreen
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Smokescreen | an action intended to conceal or confuse or obscure "requesting new powers of surveillance is just a smokescreen to hide their failures" |
View English words with the unique letters used in smokescreen. Words With The Letters Cekmnors
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Concealing | the activity of keeping something secret |
| Concealment | the activity of keeping something secret |
| Hiding | the activity of keeping something secret |
Smokescreen Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With S
- Ends With N
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