'smoke screen' definitions:
Definition of 'smoke screen'
From: WordNet
noun
(military) screen consisting of a cloud of smoke that obscures movements [syn: smoke screen, smokescreen]
noun
An action intended to conceal or confuse or obscure; "requesting new powers of surveillance is just a smokescreen to hide their failures" [syn: smoke screen, smokescreen]
Synonyms of 'smoke screen'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- alibi,
- apology,
- blind,
- camouflage,
- cloak,
- color,
- cover,
- cover story,
- cover-up,
- device,
- disguise,
- domino,
- excuse,
- facade,
- false colors,
- false face,
- false front,
- feint,
- front,
- gloss,
- guise,
- handle,
- incognito,
- lame excuse,
- locus standi,
- mask,
- masque,
- masquerade,
- mummery,
- ostensible motive,
- poor excuse,
- pretense,
- pretension,
- pretext,
- protective coloration,
- protestation,
- public motive,
- put-off,
- refuge,
- screen,
- semblance,
- sham,
- show,
- stalking-horse,
- stratagem,
- subterfuge,
- trick,
- varnish,
- veil,
- visor,
- vizard,
- vizard mask