| Main Entry: | cover-up |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | attempt to conceal embarrassing or scandalous information |
Synonyms: |
burial, camouflage, closeting, complicity, concealment, conspiracy, disguising, dissimulation, evasion, front, hush-up, masking, placing under wraps, pretense, seal of secrecy, smoke-screen, veil of secrecy, whitewash |
| Main Entry: | smoke screen |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | action to confuse or conceal |
Synonyms: |
cover, false colors, false front, masquerade, red herring, screen |