Added 10 October 2026 smokescreen /ˈsmoʊkˌskɹin/ noun Categories: ThingsActionsRare Words noun ! Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about smokescreen at Wordnik → Where our words come from → Smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover, as of troops in battle. Anything used metaphorically to conceal or distract. All that talk is just a smokescreen to disguise the fact that he has nothing to say. Related Words: coversmokecloakcoveragediversiondiversionaryguisecover-updistractionpretextpretenceexcuse Back to today's word