camouflage vs charade

camouflage

noun
  • The act of disguising. 

  • A pattern on clothing consisting of irregularly shaped patches that are either greenish/brownish, brownish/whitish, or bluish/whitish, as used by ground combat forces. 

  • The use of natural or artificial material on personnel, objects, or tactical positions with the aim of confusing, misleading, or evading the enemy. 

  • Resemblance of an organism to its surroundings for avoiding detection. 

  • A disguise or covering up. 

  • Clothes made from camouflage fabric, for concealment in combat or hunting. 

verb
  • To hide or disguise something by covering it up or changing the way it looks. 

charade

noun
  • A deception or pretense, originally an absurdly obvious one but now in general use. 

  • A single round of the game charades, an acted form of the earlier riddles. 

verb
  • To act out a charade (of); to gesture; to pretend. 

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