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window-dress

 

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Verb window-dress has 1 sense
  1. dress up, window-dress - make something appear superficially attractive; "The researcher tried to dress up the uninteresting data"; "Don't try to dress up the unpleasant truth"
    --1 is one way to beautify, embellish, prettify
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something

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Term: window-dress

Part of Speech: Verb

Sense 1: To dress a window or display in an attractive or appealing manner.

Example sentence: The store owner hired a professional decorator to window-dress their storefront for the holiday season.

Sense 2: To make something appear more positive, attractive, or impressive than it actually is.

Example sentence: The company tried to window-dress their financial reports to deceive the investors.

Sense 3: To present a false or misleading appearance; to hide the true nature of something.

Example sentence: The politician tried to window-dress his controversial views during the election campaign.

Part of Speech: Noun

Sense 1: A person who dresses and arranges window displays, typically in a retail store.

Example sentence: Jane has been working as a window-dress for a high-end fashion boutique for five years.

Sense 2: The act or practice of decorating or arranging a window display.

Example sentence: The competition for the best window-dress at the trade show was fierce.

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