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verb [VN] to hide a feeling,
smell, fact, etc. so that it cannot be easily seen or noticed HTTl
disguise, veil : She masked her
anger with a smile. jtfe o note at hide
masks ; MW-
surgical mask Halloween mask
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masked /maiskt; NAmE maeskt/ adj. wearing a mask
t®Hr ( i&mW ) a masked gunman Htffiftlftjt
.masked 'ball noun a formal party at which
guests wear masks
'masking tape noun [u] sticky
tape that you use to keep an area clean or protected when you are painting
around or near it
maso chism /'maesakizam/ noun [U] 1 the practice of getting
sexual pleasure from being physically hurt 14 jg M$£ — compare sadism 2 (informal) the enjoyment of sth
that most people would find unpleasant or painful You spent the whole weekend in a tent in the rain? That’s
masochism!
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JUl: ► masochist/-kist/notvn maso
chistic /.maesa'kistik/ adj. : masochistic behaviour/
tendencies
mason /'meisn/ noun 1 a person who builds
using stone, or works with stone fj
Or ; M H Hr. 2 Mason = Freemason
the Mason-Dixon Line /.meisn 'diksn lain/ noun [sing.] the border
between the US states of Maryland and Pennsylvania that is thought of as the
dividing line between the south of the US and the north. In the past it formed
the northern border of the states where slaves were owned.
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Ma son ic /ma'SDmk; NAmE -'sain-/ adj. connected with Freemasons
Mason-ite™ /'meisanait/ noun [U] a US make of board
that is used in building, made of small pieces of wood that are pressed
together and stuck with glue ( US )
(mm®)
ma son ry /'meisanri/ noun [u] the
parts of a building that are made of stone She was
injured by falling masonry. M |gj 'Jgg ftJ X M ®
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He acquired a knowledge of carpentry and masonry (= building with stone).
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masque /maisk; NAmE maesk/ noun a play written in verse, often with music and
dancing, popular in England in the 16th and 17th centuries M®Jgi] ( 16 $
masquer ade /.maeska'reid; BrE also ,ma:sk-/ noun, verb
• noun 1 (formal) a way of behaving that hides the
truth or a person’s true feelings & $ ; $§ ® 2 (especially NAmE) a type of party where people wear
special costumes and masks over their faces, to hide their
identities itjg®H^
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verb [V] ~ as sth to pretend to be sth
that you are not jPI 14SS: commercial advertisers
masquerading as private individuals ®
Mass /maes/ noun 1 (sometimes mass) [U, C] (especially in
the Roman Catholic Church) a ceremony held in
memory of the last meal that
Christ had with his DISCIPLES
( tftl ) tO gO tO MOSS #
0 a priest celebrating/saying
Mass —see
also communion/1), Eucharist 2 [C] a piece of music
that is written for the prayers, etc. of this ceremony : Bach’s Mass in B
minor E'lifft B
mass 0t» /maes/ noun, adj., verb
« noun 1 [C] ~ (of sth) a large amount of a
substance that does not have a definite shape or form @1; 14; a mass of snow
and rocks falling down the mountain M. ill
.
.±$TFM £ft -• l&IRMin ?} o The hill appeared
as a black
mass in the distance. SSittA,
0 The sky was full of
dark masses of clouds. AS?
X p 2 [C, usually sing.] ~ of
sth a
large amount or quantity of sth AS; :
a mass of blonde hair X
X
A 0 I began sifting through the mass of evidence.' ficfF iX X A S #il
o 3 [sing.] ~ of sth a large number of people
or things grouped together, often in a confused way ( ) —1$, — I struggled
through the mass of people to
the exit. fcfEAj$S#FX#IF A, #H@f7 tf PfA o The page was covered with
a mass of figures. „ 4 masses (of
sth) [pi.] (informal) a large number or
amount of sth A M (ft ® H771 lots : There were masses
of people in the shops yesterday. fff A® S A #0 S3 fffi <> o I’ve got
masses of work to do. ift X'E Jg4$0
o Don’t
give me any more. I’ve
eaten masses! $!]# H 7, ft,
in
society who are not leaders or who are considered to be not very well educated
g^;0:; X fell #4: government attempts to
suppress dissatisfaction among the masses S& 0 a TV programme that brings
science to the masses It1 A f4 X iR (ft XMX i=i 6 the mass of sth [sing.] the most; the
majority AX ;
XI7 The reforms are unpopular with the mass of teachers and parents.
X o 7 [U] (technical A iff) the quantity of
material that sth contains JUt: calculating the mass of a planet
if H —AifilfftM:it l:NiJI Weight is used in
non-technical language for this meaning. #Aiki« weight AX ltt X o — see also biomass,
critical mass, land mass IT5T771 be
a ‘mass of to
be full of or covered with sth ; A tii: The rose bushes are a mass of
flowers in June. Afl (ft @1 ?£ H 0 Her arm was a mass of
bruises. ,
madj. [only before noun] affecting or involving a large
number of people or things A ftt (ft; S X (ft; f S (ft: mass
unemployment/production AfttAik; 4tS XA O weapons of
mass destruction A®1IA1XI4X#I 0 Their latest product is aimed at the mass
market. 14® ftJSiTAnnffiitTA^A^o — see also mass-market
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verb to come together in large numbers;
to gather
people or things together in
large numbers W
H : [V, usually +adv./prep.}
Demonstrators had massed outside the embassy. 0
Dark clouds massed on the horizon. 0 [VN]
The general massed his troops for a final attack.
►massed adj.-.
the massed ranks of
his political opponents life (ft
A.
mas sacre /’maesek0(r)/ noun, verb
•
noun [C, U] 1 the killing of a
large number of people
especially in a cruel way H ^ ; #5 ^ : the bloody
massacre of innocent civilians A
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Nobody survived the massacre, A A M A A A X X 0
2 (informal) a very big defeat in a
game or competition
( si sic The game was a 10-0
massacre for our team. 0 : 101#|&0
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verb [VN]
1 to kill a large number of people, especially in a cruel way HA; Ail 2 (informal) to defeat sb in a game
or competition by a high score (
X )M®W.
mas-sage /‘maesa:3; NAmE m0'sai3/ noun, verb
noun [U, C] the action of
rubbing and pressing a person’s body with the hands to reduce pain in the
muscles and joints ££ J|l: Massage will help the pain. 1$ tii M $£
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