window dressing
noun [U] (SHOPS)Definition
› the skill of decorating shop windows and arranging goods in them so that they look attractive to people going pastDecorating or making something attractiveParts of shops, shop fittings and retail activities
(Definition of window dressing noun (SHOPS) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -bound suffix (COVERED)
- accessorize verb
- adorn verb
- beautify verb
- bedeck verb
- dress up phrasal verb
- edged adjective
- festoon verb
- garland verb
- glam (yourself) up phrasal verb
- marquetry noun
- ornament noun
- ornament verb
- ornamentation noun
- ornate adjective
- tart sth up phrasal verb
- tart yourself up phrasal verb
- tassel noun
- titivate verb
- twiddly adjective
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