ALL meanings of mask
mask
M m - noun mask A covering for all or part of the face, in particular. 1
- noun mask 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. 1
- noun mask a dramatic composition for such entertainment. 1
- noun mask a masquerade; masked ball; revel. 1
- noun mask mask (def 14). 1
- verb with object mask to disguise or conceal; hide; dissemble: to mask one's intentions. 1
- verb with object mask to cover or conceal with a mask. 1
- verb with object mask 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. 1
- verb with object mask Fortification. to conceal (a battery or any military operation) from the enemy. 1
- verb with object mask to hinder, as an army, from conducting an operation. 1
- verb without object mask to put on a mask; disguise oneself. 1
- noun mask face: hide identity 1
- noun mask face: decorative 1
- transitive verb mask hide, conceal 1
- noun mask face: sports, with helmet 1
- noun mask scuba 1
- noun mask manufacturing stencil 1
- noun mask sculpted face 1
- noun mask surgical mask 1
- noun mask gas mask 1
- abbreviation MASK masquerade 1
- noun mask animal face 1
- countable noun mask A mask is a piece of cloth or other material, which you wear over your face so that people cannot see who you are, or so that you look like someone or something else. 0
- countable noun mask A mask is a piece of cloth or other material that you wear over all or part of your face to protect you from germs or harmful substances. 0
- countable noun mask If you describe someone's behaviour as a mask, you mean that they do not show their real feelings or character. 0
- countable noun mask A mask is a thick cream or paste made of various substances, which you spread over your face and leave for some time in order to improve your skin. 0
- verb mask If you mask your feelings, you deliberately do not show them in your behaviour, so that people cannot know what you really feel. 0
- verb mask If one thing masks another, it prevents people from noticing or recognizing the other thing. 0
- noun mask any covering for the whole or a part of the face worn for amusement, protection, disguise, etc 0
- noun mask a fact, action, etc, that conceals something 0
- noun mask a likeness of a face or head, either sculpted or moulded, such as a death mask 0
- noun mask an image of a face worn by an actor, esp in ancient Greek and Roman drama, in order to symbolize the character being portrayed 0
- noun mask a sterile gauze covering for the nose and mouth worn esp during operations to minimize the spread of germs 0
- noun mask a protective covering for the face worn for fencing, ice hockey, etc 0
- noun mask a carving in the form of a face or head, used as an ornament 0
- noun mask a natural land feature or artificial object which conceals troops, etc, from view 0
- noun mask a device placed over the nose and mouth to facilitate or prevent inhalation of a gas 0
- noun mask a shield of paper, paint, etc, placed over an area of unexposed photographic surface to stop light falling on it 0
- noun mask a thin sheet of material from which a pattern has been cut, placed over a semiconductor chip so that an integrated circuit can be formed on the exposed areas 0
- noun mask a bit pattern which, by convolution with a second pattern in a logical operation, can be used to isolate a specific subset of the second pattern for examination 0
- noun mask a large prehensile mouthpart (labium) of the dragonfly larva 0
- noun mask the face or head of an animal, such as a fox, or the dark coloration of the face of some animals, such as Siamese cats and certain dogs 0
- noun mask a person wearing a mask 0
- verb mask to cover with or put on a mask 0
- verb mask to conceal; disguise 0
- verb mask to shield a particular area of (an unexposed photographic surface) in order to prevent or reduce the action of light there 0
- verb mask to shield a particular area of (a surface to be painted) with masking tape 0
- verb mask to cover (cooked food, esp meat) with a savoury sauce or glaze 0
- noun mask a covering for the face or part of the face, to conceal the identity 0
- noun mask anything that conceals or disguises 0