Definitions for mask
mask
mask
Spelling: [mask, mahsk]
IPA: /mæsk, mɑsk/
Mask is a 4 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.
You can make 31 anagrams from letters in mask (akms).
Definitions for mask
noun
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a covering for all or part of the face, worn to conceal one's identity.
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a grotesque or humorous false face worn at a carnival, masquerade, etc.:
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Also called swim mask. a device consisting typically of a transparent glass or plastic panel fitted into a flexible rubber gasket that fits snugly around the eyes, over the cheeks, and usually over the nose: used by skin divers.
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anything that disguises or conceals; disguise; pretense:
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a likeness of a face, as one molded on the face in plaster.
Compare death mask, life mask.
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a covering of wire, gauze, etc., to protect the face, as from splinters, dust, or a pitched ball.
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gas mask.
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any protective covering for the face or head.
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any protective covering, as paper, cardboard, plastic, or the like, used for masking an area of something, as of a photograph or window.
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the dark shading on the muzzle of certain dogs.
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a representation of a face or head, generally grotesque, used as an architectural ornament or as a decorative device in weaponry, furniture, etc.
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a person wearing a mask; masker.
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masque (defs 1–3).
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Also, masque. a cosmetic cream, gel, paste, or the like, that is applied to the face and allowed to remain for a short time before being removed and is used for tightening, cleansing, refreshing, or lubricating the skin.
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a piece of cloth, silk, or plastic material covering the face of an actor to symbolize the character being represented: used in Greek and Roman drama and in some modern plays.
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the face or head, as of a fox.
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Electronics. a type of stencil applied to the surface of a semiconductor to permit selective etching or deposition: used in the manufacture of integrated circuits by photolithography.
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Fortification. a screen, as of earth or brush, for concealing or protecting a battery or any military operation.
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Also called braker. Shipbuilding. a sliding timber construction braced against the stern of a hull being launched to keep it from entering the water too rapidly.
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a form of aristocratic entertainment in England in the 16th and 17th centuries, originally consisting of pantomime and dancing but later including dialogue and song, presented in elaborate productions given by amateur and professional actors.
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a dramatic composition for such entertainment.
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a masquerade; masked ball; revel.
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mask (def 14).
verb (used with object)
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to disguise or conceal; hide; dissemble:
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to cover or conceal with a mask.
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to cover or shield a part of (a design, picture, etc.) in order to prevent reproduction or to protect the surface from the colors used, as in working with an air brush or in painting.
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Fortification. to conceal (a battery or any military operation) from the enemy.
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to hinder, as an army, from conducting an operation.
verb (used without object)
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to put on a mask; disguise oneself.
Origin of mask
1525-35; Middle French masque, perhaps directly Italian maschera mask, disguise pre-Latin *maskara, an extended form of *mask-, probably with orig. sense “black” (blackening the face being a
Examples for mask
His usual vacuity of expression was cast off like a mask and alarm twisted his features.
In "Cymbeline," Shakespeare's mask Posthumus dwells on the same idea.
His unprocessed singing is so good, it makes one wonder why he bothers using a tool designed to mask poor vocal work.
Under her mask of languor, Carlotta's heart was beating wildly.
In fact, what this map really showed was the fallacy of aggregates – and how statistics can mask real cultural shifts.
The black bonnet had been like a mask, hiding Mart's beauty.
Onion routers refers to the TOR network, a system that allows users to mask their location and communicate anonymously online.
Mailer would argue, for example, that timidity does more harm to the novelist than donning a mask of extreme self-confidence.
One gets the sense that they are wearing a mask to confuse their readers, and even to evade them.
Even for Mammon's sake Mr. Raymount was not the man to hide or mask his opinions.