Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun window_dressing

2 senses of window dressing

Sense 1
facade, window dressing -- (a showy misrepresentation intended to conceal something unpleasant)
       => misrepresentation, deceit, deception -- (a misleading falsehood)

Sense 2
window dressing -- (the decoration of shop windows)
       => decoration -- (the act of decorating something (in the hope of making it more attractive))

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb window_dress

1 sense of window-dress

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")
       => fancify, beautify, embellish, prettify -- (make more beautiful)