CAMOUFLAGE
Dictionary entry overview: What does camouflage mean?
• CAMOUFLAGE (noun)
The noun CAMOUFLAGE has 4 senses:
1. an outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something
2. fabric dyed with splotches of green and brown and black and tan; intended to make the wearer of a garment made of this fabric hard to distinguish from the background
3. device or stratagem for concealment or deceit
4. the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance
Familiarity information: CAMOUFLAGE used as a noun is uncommon.
• CAMOUFLAGE (verb)
The verb CAMOUFLAGE has 1 sense:
1. disguise by camouflaging; exploit the natural surroundings to disguise something
Familiarity information: CAMOUFLAGE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CAMOUFLAGE (noun)
Meaning:
An outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
camouflage; disguise
Context example:
the theatrical notion of disguise is always associated with catastrophe in his stories
Hypernyms ("camouflage" is a kind of...):
color; colour; gloss; semblance (an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading)
Meaning:
Fabric dyed with splotches of green and brown and black and tan; intended to make the wearer of a garment made of this fabric hard to distinguish from the background
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
camo; camouflage
Hypernyms ("camouflage" is a kind of...):
cloth; fabric; material; textile (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers)
Meaning:
Device or stratagem for concealment or deceit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("camouflage" is a kind of...):
concealment; cover; covert; screen (a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something)
Meaning:
The act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
disguise; camouflage
Context example:
he is a master of disguise
Hypernyms ("camouflage" is a kind of...):
concealing; concealment; hiding (the activity of keeping something secret)
• CAMOUFLAGE (verb)
Meaning:
Disguise by camouflaging; exploit the natural surroundings to disguise something
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Context example:
The troops camouflaged themselves before they went into enemy territory
Hypernyms (to "camouflage" is one way to...):
disguise (make unrecognizable)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Sentence examples:
They camouflage
They camouflage themselves
