All mask synonyms
mask
M m verb mask
- hide β Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
- shield β a broad piece of armor, varying widely in form and size, carried apart from the body, usually on the left arm, as a defense against swords, lances, arrows, etc.
- conceal β If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully.
- camouflage β Camouflage consists of things such as leaves, branches, or brown and green paint, which are used to make it difficult for an enemy to see military forces and equipment.
- obscure β (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract.
- veil β a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.
- cover up β If you cover something or someone up, you put something over them in order to protect or hide them.
- protect β to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- screen β a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- cover β If you cover something, you place something else over it in order to protect it, hide it, or close it.
- cloak β A cloak is a long, loose, sleeveless piece of clothing which people used to wear over their other clothes when they went out.
- guard β to keep safe from harm or danger; protect; watch over: to guard the ruler.
- dissemble β to give a false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth or real nature of: to dissemble one's incompetence in business.
- front β the foremost part or surface of anything.
- dissimulate β to disguise or conceal under a false appearance; dissemble: to dissimulate one's true feelings about a rival.
- safeguard β something that serves as a protection or defense or that ensures safety.
- defend β If you defend someone or something, you take action in order to protect them.
- secrete β a steel skullcap of the 17th century, worn under a soft hat.
- beard β A man's beard is the hair that grows on his chin and cheeks.
noun mask
- disguise β to change the appearance or guise of so as to conceal identity or mislead, as by means of deceptive garb: The king was disguised as a peasant.
- guise β FranΓ§ois de Lorraine [frahn-swa duh law-ren] /frΙΜΛswa dΙ lΙΛrΙn/ (Show IPA), 2nd Duc de, 1519β63, French general and statesman.
- veneer β a thin layer of wood or other material for facing or inlaying wood.
- concealment β Concealment is the state of being hidden or the act of hiding something.
- false face β a mask covering the face.
- visor β Armor. (on a close helmet) a piece having slits or holes for vision, situated above and pivoted with a beaver or a ventail and beaver. a similar piece of plate having holes or slits for vision and breathing, attached to or used with any of various other helmets, as the armet, sallet, basinet, or helm.
- affectation β If you say that someone's attitude or behaviour is an affectation, you disapprove of the fact that it is not genuine or natural, but is intended to impress other people.
- air β Air is the mixture of gases which forms the Earth's atmosphere and which we breathe.
- appearance β When someone makes an appearance at a public event or in a broadcast, they take part in it.
- aspect β An aspect of something is one of the parts of its character or nature.
- blind β Someone who is blind is unable to see because their eyes are damaged.
- cover-up β any action, stratagem, or other means of concealing or preventing investigation or exposure.
- dissembling β to give a false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth or real nature of: to dissemble one's incompetence in business.
- dissimulation β the act of dissimulating; feigning; hypocrisy.
- domino β a flat, thumbsized, rectangular block, the face of which is divided into two parts, each either blank or bearing from one to six pips or dots: 28 such pieces form a complete set.
- facade β Architecture. the front of a building, especially an imposing or decorative one. any side of a building facing a public way or space and finished accordingly.
- hood β Hierarchical Object Oriented Design
- masquerade β a party, dance, or other festive gathering of persons wearing masks and other disguises, and often elegant, historical, or fantastic costumes.
- pose β a movement in which the dancer steps, in any desired position, from one foot to the other with a straight knee onto the flat foot, demi-pointe, or pointe.
- posture β the relative disposition of the parts of something.
- pretence β pretending or feigning; make-believe: My sleepiness was all pretense.
- pretense β pretending or feigning; make-believe: My sleepiness was all pretense.
- pretext β something that is put forward to conceal a true purpose or object; an ostensible reason; excuse: The leaders used the insults as a pretext to declare war.
- put-on β an act or instance of putting someone on.
- semblance β outward aspect or appearance.
- show β to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display.
- simulation β imitation or enactment, as of something anticipated or in testing.
- visage β the face, usually with reference to shape, features, expression, etc.; countenance.
- disguisement β Disguise (deceptive appearance).
- fig leaf β the leaf of a fig tree.
- window dressing β the art, act, or technique of trimming the display windows of a store.