mask

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Pronunciation
/mæsk/
/mæsk/
Noun
16 definition(s)
1 Definition

A cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection.

Example Sentences
  • a dancer's mask; a fencer's mask; a ball player's mask
2 Definition

That which disguises; a pretext or subterfuge.

3 Definition

A festive entertainment of dancing or other diversions, where all wear masks; a masquerade

4 Definition

A person wearing a mask.

5 Definition

A dramatic performance, formerly in vogue, in which the actors wore masks and represented mythical or allegorical characters.

6 Definition

A grotesque head or face, used to adorn keystones and other prominent parts, to spout water in fountains, and the like

Synonyms
mascaron
7 Definition

(fortification) In a permanent fortification, a redoubt which protects the caponiere.

8 Definition

(fortification) A screen for a battery

9 Definition

The lower lip of the larva of a dragonfly, modified so as to form a prehensile organ.

10 Definition

(Puebloan) A ceremonial object used in Puebloan kachina cults that resembles a Euro-American mask. (The term is objected to as an appropriate translation by Puebloan peoples as it emphasizes imitation but ignores power and representational intent.)

11 Definition

A pattern of bits used in bitwise operations; bitmask.

12 Definition

A two-color (black and white) bitmap generated from an image, used to create transparency in the image.

13 Definition

The head of a fox, shown face-on and cut off immediately behind the ears.

14 Definition

A mesh.

15 Definition

The mesh of a net; a net; net-bag.

16 Definition

Mash.

Verb
14 definition(s)
1 Definition

To cover (the face or something else), in order to conceal the identity or protect against injury; to cover with a mask or visor.

2 Definition

To disguise; to cover; to hide.

3 Definition

To conceal; also, to intervene in the line of.

4 Definition

To cover or keep in check.

Example Sentences
  • to mask a body of troops or a fortess by a superior force, while some hostile evolution is being carried out
5 Definition

To take part as a masker in a masquerade

6 Definition

To wear a mask; to be disguised in any way

7 Definition

To cover or shield a part of a design or picture in order to prevent reproduction or to safeguard the surface from the colors used when working with an air brush or painting

8 Definition

To set or unset (certain bits, or binary digits, within a value) by means of a bitmask.

9 Definition

To disable (an interrupt, etc.) by setting or unsetting the associated bit.

10 Definition

To mash.

11 Definition

To mix malt with hot water to yield wort.

12 Definition

To be infused or steeped.

13 Definition

To prepare tea in a teapot; alternative to brew.

14 Definition

To bewilder; confuse.