English Explanatory Dictionary

window dressing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The decorative display of retail merchandise in store windows; the goods and trimmings used in such a display.
  2. The process, skill or task of creating such a display.
  3. A means of creating a deceptively favourable impression of something or someone; something for appearance only.

Pronunciation

En-au-window dressing.ogg

Word forms

window dressing window dressings window-dressing

Synonyms

shop window eyewash

Related words

window dresser make-believe perfunctory pretence sham token
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