camouflage
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4.6
- noun
- /ˈkæməˌflɑːʒ/
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camuflaje
- The reddish clay they were made from served as perfect camouflage in the sandstone mountains.
Question, how did dazzled camouflage work for ships?
- Question, how did dazzled camouflage work for ships?
- And so that's, it's a form of camouflage fakery.
- There's no better camouflage for someone who's truly dark than compassion.
- Each skin gives its possessor neither shelter nor camouflage, only a Violet luster that catches the eye.
- So anything that's obviously requiring camouflage.
- You get inside the sedge row, you make all your your camouflage in there with chick wiring.
- And you, you just cut to the chase quicker, which you, you, you know, you have no camouflage.
- I understood about backdrops, aerial drop, front drops, camouflage and concealment, shapes, silhouette shine, stuff like that.
Examples
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The reddish clay they were made from served as perfect camouflage in the sandstone mountains.
Academic text (2004) -
Many insects have muted or camouflage colors so that it's harder for birds to see them.
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What an incredible piece of camouflage.
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And this disruptive property is very important to make effective camouflage in nature.
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Your concealment and camouflage work is definitely improving.
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Under its protective camouflage, the dark elf had walked freely, without persecution, among the other races.
Fiction book (1992) -
You have seen through my camouflage and recognized my true intentions.
Synonyms
160
3.7
Clothes or things you wear to hide who you are
129
5.9
A way of acting that hides how a person really feels
54
7.5
An appearance that hides the truth to trick people
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5.8
A thing that hides the true nature of something
8
6.8
A false appearance that hides someone's true feelings or plans
7
4.8
Objects that hide parts of a stage from the audience
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6.8
Something that covers a person or object to hide it from view
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3.5
Plants or structures that block the view to give privacy
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4.1
A person or thing that hides something to keep it secret
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8.2
Something that stops you from seeing or understanding
Antonyms
How Concealed
Surface Forms
Etymology
Camouflage comes from the French camoufler and the Italian camuffare, both meaning 'to disguise' or 'to hide', and was used by soldiers to avoid being seen. So camouflage now means any way of hiding something, even a feeling or a plan.