red herring

Letters that make red herring

d, e, g, n, h, r, i are letters that make 'red herring'

Words within red herring

ER, Herr, he, re, He, ng, RI, Red, ED, red, erring, in, herring, ring, IN, Re, Er, In, err are words within 'red herring'


3 possible definitions for 'red herring'

Red Herring as "a dried and smoked herring having a reddish color"

Under this definition, red herring is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

smoked herring has the same meaning as red herring

red herring as a type

'red herring' can be a type of herring.


Red Herring as "a first draft of a prospectus, must be clearly marked to indicate that parts may be changed in the final prospectus"

Under this definition, red herring is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

preliminary prospectus has the same meaning as red herring

red herring as a type

'red herring' can be a type of course catalog, course catalogue, prospectus.

Example of red herring used within this context

"because some portions of the cover page are printed in red ink a preliminary prospectus is sometimes called a red herring"


Red Herring as "any diversion intended to distract attention from the main issue"

Under this definition, red herring is a noun and has the following properties:

red herring as a type

'red herring' can be a type of digression, diversion, deviation, deflection, deflexion, divagation.



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