herring
noun/ˈhɛrɪŋ/
Frequency rank: #7,850 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
a type of oily sea fish, or something used to mislead or distract (as in 'red herring').
Example sentence
The detective realized that the mysterious letter was just a red herring designed to mislead the investigation.
Synonyms & related words
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