eyewash

Synonyms

window dressing collyrium eye-lotion bosh tosh blarney cod gammon gas bull malarkey garbage nonsense rot rubbish
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Antonyms

meaning sense criticism abuse condemnation disapproval
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Hypernyms

application lotion

Phrases with the word

government eyewash eyewash and window dressing

Examples

Work was like a stick. It had two ends. When you worked for the knowing you gave them quality; when you worked for a fool you simply gave him eyewash. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn