Definitions for masked

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masked masked

Spelling: [maskt, mahskt]

IPA: /mæskt, mɑskt/

Masked is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 124 anagrams from letters in masked (adekms).

Definitions for masked

noun

1. a covering for all or part of the face, worn to conceal one's identity.
2. a grotesque or humorous false face worn at a carnival, masquerade, etc.:
3. 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.
4. anything that disguises or conceals; disguise; pretense:
5. a likeness of a face, as one molded on the face in plaster. Compare death mask, life mask.
6. a covering of wire, gauze, etc., to protect the face, as from splinters, dust, or a pitched ball.
7. gas mask.
8. any protective covering for the face or head.
9. any protective covering, as paper, cardboard, plastic, or the like, used for masking an area of something, as of a photograph or window.
10. the dark shading on the muzzle of certain dogs.
11. a representation of a face or head, generally grotesque, used as an architectural ornament or as a decorative device in weaponry, furniture, etc.
12. a person wearing a mask; masker.
13. masque (defs 1–3).
14. 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.
15. 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.
16. the face or head, as of a fox.
17. 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.
18. Fortification. a screen, as of earth or brush, for concealing or protecting a battery or any military operation.
19. 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.

adjective

1. using or wearing a mask or masks:
2. disguised; concealed; hidden:
3. Botany. personate2 (def 1).
4. Zoology. having markings that resemble a mask.

verb (used with object)

1. to disguise or conceal; hide; dissemble:
2. to cover or conceal with a mask.
3. 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.
4. Fortification. to conceal (a battery or any military operation) from the enemy.
5. to hinder, as an army, from conducting an operation.

verb (used without object)

1. to put on a mask; disguise oneself.

Origin of masked

First recorded in 1575-85; mask + -ed³

Examples for masked

No more brilliant spectacle than this masked ball could be imagined.

Instantly Tom thought of the other occasion when he was halted by masked figures.

In the Jockey ad, half of Jim Palmer's princely, brooding face is fully lighted, the other half is masked in shadow.

And I, the questioner, masked and robed so that my own brother could not have known me!

It seemed to be nearer than it was when the attack of the masked men came.

Of most interest are the English-speaking narrator and a masked American-accented combatant featured in the film.

Of course the gondolier knew where Marcolina was; but why was he, too, masked?

A masked man in black gives a statement, but this is in English and brief.

He could imagine himself an Islamist avenger like that masked monster in black who appears in the ISIS snuff videos.

Another picture showed him surrounded by a dozen or so fighters—some masked and others laughing.