facade

About 3.55 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The face of a building, especially the front view or elevation.
2. noun The face or front (most visible side) of any other thing, such as the prospect of an organ.
3. noun A deceptive or insincere outward appearance.
4. noun An object serving as a simplified interface to a larger body of code, as in the facade pattern.
5. verb To cover or disguise an outward appearance.

Similar words

frontage window dressing wall veneer umbrella glazing cover coastline coast shield

Often followed by

of is and was with to in for that

Word family

facades façade