Camouflage - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- 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
- device or stratagem for concealment or deceit
- the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance (syn: disguise)
verb
Extra examples
The army tanks were painted green and brown for camouflage.
The rabbit's white fur acts as a camouflage in the snow.
Rabbits use their white fur as camouflage in the snow.
Her so-called charity work was a camouflage for her own self-interest.
His tough attitude served as camouflage.
It was impossible to camouflage the facts.
...camouflaged the military camp as a native village...
The men were dressed in camouflage and carrying automatic weapons.
The whiteness of the arctic fox acts as camouflage, hiding it from its enemies.
Aggression is often a camouflage for insecurity.
I saw a truck, heavily camouflaged with netting and branches.
The strain she was under was well camouflaged by skilful make-up.
The troops camouflaged themselves before they went into enemy territory
Animals have evolved camouflage to protect themselves from predators.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: camouflage
he/she/it: camouflages
present participle: camouflaging
past tense: camouflaged
past participle: camouflaged
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