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Noun: mask  mãsk
  1. A protective covering worn over the face
     
  2. A covering to disguise or conceal the face
     
  3. Activity that tries to conceal something
    "no mask could conceal his ignorance"; "they moved in under a mask of friendship"
     
  4. A party of guests wearing costumes and masks
    - masquerade, masquerade party, masque
Verb: mask  mãsk
  1. Hide under a false appearance
    "He masked his disappointment";
    - dissemble, cloak
     
  2. Put a mask on or cover with a mask
    "Mask the children for Halloween"
     
  3. Make unrecognizable
    "The herb masks the garlic taste";
    - disguise
     
  4. (cooking) cover with a sauce
    "mask the meat"
     
  5. (photography) shield from light
    - block out

Sounds like: masers, mazmask, ma

Derived forms: masks, masking, masked

Type of: conceal, concealing, concealment, cover, covering, disguise, hide, hiding, party, protection, protective cover, protective covering

Antonym: unmask

Encyclopedia: Mask, Mazandaran