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Definition: Mask |
MaskNoun1. A covering to disguise or conceal the face. 2. Activity that tries to conceal something; "no mask could conceal his ignorance"; "they moved in under a mask of friendship". 3. A party of guests wearing costumes and masks. 4. A protective covering worn over the face. Verb1. Hide under a false appearance. 2. Put a mask on or cover with a mask; "Mask the children for Halloween". 3. Cover with a sauce; "mask the meat". 4. Shield from light; as in photography. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "mask" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1532. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Computing | A pattern of characters that is used to control the retention or elimination of portions of another pattern of characters. Source: European Union. (references) |
| An operator which measures gradients and changes of gradients in image intensities. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Dream Interpretation | To dream that you are wearing a mask, denotes temporary trouble, as your conduct towards some dear one will be misinterpreted, and your endeavors to aid that one will be misunderstood, but you will profit by the temporary estrangements. To see others masking, denotes that you will combat falsehood and envy. To see a mask in your dreams, denotes some person will be unfaithful to you, and your affairs will suffer also. For a young woman to dream that she wears a mask, foretells she will endeavor to impose upon some friendly person. If she unmasks, or sees others doing so, she will fail to gain the admiration sought for. She should demean herself modestly after this dream. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... |
Electrical Engineering | A device made of a thin sheet of metal which contains an open pattern used to shield selected portions of a base during a deposition process. Source: European Union. (references) |
| A transparent(glass or quartz)plate covered with an array of patterns used in making integrated circuits. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Fine Arts | The hollow figure of a human head worn by ancient Greek and Roman actors, intended both to identify the character represented and to increase the volume of the voice. Source: European Union. (references) |
Geography | Use of a mask on certain areas of originals, negatives, or sensitized metal for better reproduction. Correction of colour separation negatives by attachment of corrective photographic masks to the images. Source: European Union. (references) |
Medicine | A condition imposed on an individual(or group of individuals)for the purpose of keeping that individual or group of individuals from knowing or learning of some fact or observation, such as treatment assignment. Source: European Union. (references) |
Mining | A. A screen, usually made of tracing cloth, to subdue and diffuse the light behind a plumbline or other sighted object. (references) |
Personal Care & Hotels | To cover a cake, pie or an entremets with a creamy sauce just before serving it. Source: European Union. (references) |
| Cover whole surface of salad with mayonnaise or similar dressing. Source: European Union. (references) | |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
A mask is a piece of material worn on the face.
Masks have been used since antiquity for both ceremonial and practical purposes
Ceremonial uses have uses in religious functions with participants wearing them to represent certain spiritual figures. The use of masks in the dramatic plays in Ancient Greece evolved from this purpose.
The practical uses of masks include protection and disguise.
The protection function of a mask takes to two predominate ways.
Masks are also commonly use to prevent the wearer from being recognized. This have been used in entertainment to provide an aura of mystery with professional wrestlers and entertainers like the Unknown Comic who always wore a paperbag over his head.
- Filter masks and gas masks protect the wearer by preventing harmful substances and/or organisms from being inhaled by filtering them out.
- Some masks are made of durable material intended to shield the wearer's face from flying objects, exposure to surrounding environment or radiation while still allowing vision. These include the ice hockey goalie mask, a welders mask, a divers mask, a spacesuit mask etc.
Criminals often use masks to avoid identification when they commit crimes. In many jurisidictions, it is an additional criminal offense to wear a mask in committing a crime.
See also headgear.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Mask."
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Intoduction
M.A.S.K. was a TV animated series produced by at DIC Enterprises, Inc. It was broadcast during the 1980s. One of many cartoons produced during the 1980s as vehicles for toy merchandising, M.A.S.K. followed in the footsteps of the popular G.I. Joe cartoon, in that it featured a military task force engaged in an ongoing battle against an evil terrorist organization. The major difference between the two shows was the emphasis on super-powered helmets and masks worn by the characters on the show.The cartoon focused mainly on the vehicles and characters from the original 1985 toy line. Later on, there were also some appearances from some 1986 vehicles. The last season of the show apparently featured a racing theme to correspond with the racing series M.A.S.K. toys.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "MASK."
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
MASK | English | Multimodal-multimedia automated service kiosk | Computing |
| Mask. | German | Männlich | Language |
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Synonyms: MaskSynonyms: masque (n), masquerade (n), block out (v), cloak (v), dissemble (v). (additional references) |
| Antonym: unmask (v). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Ambush | Mask, visor, vizor, disguise, masquerade dress, domino. |
Clothing | Headdress, headgear; chapeau, crush hat, opera hat; kaffiyeh; sombrero, jam, tam-o-shanter, tarboosh, topi, sola topi, pagri, puggaree; cap, hat, beaver hat, coonskin cap; castor, bonnet, tile, wideawake, wimple; nightcap, mobcap, skullcap; hood, coif; capote, calash; kerchief, snood, babushka; head, coiffure; crown; (circle); chignon, pelt, wig, front, peruke, periwig, caftan, turban, fez, shako, csako, busby; kepi, forage cap, bearskin; baseball cap; fishing hat; helmet; mask, domino. |
Concealment | Cover, screen, cloak, veil, shroud; cover up one's tracks; screen from sight, screen from observation; drawing the veil; draw the curtain, close the curtain; curtain, shade, eclipse, throw a view over; be cloud, be mask; mask, disguise; ensconce, muffle, smother; befog; whisper. |
Covering | Clothing; mask; (concealment). |
Deception | Snare, trap, pitfall, decoy, gin; springe, springle; noose, hoot; bait, decoy-duck, tub to the whale, baited trap, guet-a-pens; cobweb, net, meshes, toils, mouse trap, birdlime; dionaea, Venus's flytrap; ambush; trapdoor, sliding panel, false bottom; spring-net, spring net, spring gun, mask, masked battery; mine; flytrap; green goods; panel house. |
Defense | Bulletproof vest, armored vest, buffer, corner stone, fender, apron, mask, gauntlet, thimble, carapace, armor, shield, buckler, aegis, breastplate, backplate, cowcatcher, face guard, scutum, cuirass, habergeon, mail, coat of mail, brigandine, hauberk, lorication, helmet, helm, bassinet, salade, heaume, morion, murrion, armet, cabaset, vizor, casquetel, siege cap, headpiece, casque, pickelhaube, vambrace, shako; (dress). |
Disclosure | Raise the mask, drop the mask, lift the mask, remove the mask, throw off the mask; expose; lay open; undeceive, unbeguile; disabuse, set right, correct, open the eyes of; d_sillusionner. |
Falsehood | Cant, play the hypocrite, sham Abraham, faire pattes de velours, put on the mask, clean the outside of the platter, lie like a conjuror; hand out false colors, hold out false colors, sail under false colors; "commend the poisoned chalice to the lips"; ambiguas in vulgum spargere voces; deceive. |
Impiety | Adverb: under the mask of religion, under the cloak of religion, under the pretense of religion, under the form of religion, under the guise of religion. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
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Screenplays | You're just jealous because I'm a real freak and you have to wear a mask. (Batman Returns; writing credit: Bob Kane; Daniel Waters) He probably wears the mask to hide his bald head and unsightly features (The Mask of Zorro; writing credit: Johnston McCulley; Ted Elliott) If I may be so blunt, Miss Barbara this mask this suit no longer fits (Birds of Prey; writing credit: Adam Armus; Nora Kay Foster) With all the respect I can offer a man wearing a latex mask and spouting conspiracy theories, believe me you've crossed that bridge (Vanilla Sky; writing credit: Alejandro Amenábar; Mateo Gil) I need a mask to hide my face (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge) | |
Lyrics | You don't pull the mask off the old Lone Ranger (You Don't Mess Around With Jim; performing artist: Jim Croce) Wear a gas mask and a veil (Pollution; performing artist: Tom Lehrer) | |
Movie/TV Titles | The Mask of Sheba (1970) Tiger Mask (1969) Thank You Mask Man (1968) Behind the Mask (1958) The Purple Mask (1955) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | This shows a scientist wearing a mask. He seems to be performing a dissection, aided by magnifying glasses. There is also a close-up of the subject (subject of study is unknown). Credit: Unknown photographer/artist. |  | Generic laboratory shot circa 1950 showing researchers garbed with full mask and head covering and laboratory equipment. Credit: Roy Perry (photographer). |
 | CDC scientist puts on a protective suit and face mask before entering Biosafety Level 4 laboratory, Atlanta, GA, USA. Credit: CDC. |  | A CDC scientist wearing a protective suit with helmet and face mask is protected from pathogens as she conducts studies in the CDC BSL-4 laboratory. Credit: CDC. |
 | Photographer Byron Hale dressed in flight gear Oxygen mask in use as operating at 24,000 feet Temperatures commonly approached -30 Celsius in camera compartment. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | Demonstrating oxygen mask. After arriving at 11,000 feet altitude fresh from sea level, one often feels the need to perk up a little with oxygen before starting the day's work. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth. |
 | Diver training with a full face mask and underwater communications. Credit: National Undersea Research Program (NURP). |  | Diver with a full face mask and underwater radio observes large vase sponge. Credit: National Undersea Research Program (NURP). |
 | Cadets use smoke to mask their assault. |  | Wearing gloves, mask and other protection are part of handling farm chemicals safely. Credit: Tim McCabe. |
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| "Mask" by Pam Boyd Commentary: "Mask." | "Moriones Mask" by Ferdinand Decena Commentary: "Moriones is a popular festival during the holy week in the philippines. It is held in marinduque where they re-enact the last days of Christ." |
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers. | |
| Author | Quotation |
Benjamin Franklin | Vice knows that she is ugly, so she puts on her mask. |
Elbert Hubbard | Dignity is a mask we wear to hide our ignorance. |
F. L. Lucan | Boldness is a mask for fear, however great. |
Oscar Wilde | Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth. |
Ralph Waldo Emerson | Every reform is only a mask under cover of which a more terrible reform, which dares not yet name itself, advances. |
Thomas Dekker | A mask of gold hides all deformities. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| Title | Author | Quote |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | The past has a face, superstition, and a mask, hypocrisy |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | And the driver was goggled and a rubber mask covered his nose and mouth |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | It can also help mask the sound. (references) | |
People also should not take pain medicine because it can mask symptoms that the doctor needs to know about. (references) | ||
The normal X chromosome could provide the normal gene function and mask the presence of the Fragile X gene in a female. (references) | ||
Economic History | Belgium | The national unemployment figures mask considerable differences between Flanders and Wallonia. (references) |
Japan | High Japanese supplement prices, currently averaging 3-4 times U.S. levels, mask a much lower per capita consumption rate in Japan. (references) | |
Brazil | Integrated Circuit Layout Designs -- A government drafted bill to provide protection for the layout design of integrated circuits (computer mask works) was introduced in the Brazilian Congress in April 1996. The draft law was still under discussion in 2001. (references) | |
Human Rights | Uzbekistan | The most common torture techniques were beating, often with blunt weapons, and asphyxiation with a gas mask. (references) |
Bulgaria | In November 2000, Dimitur Dimitrov, a conscript soldier, died of asphyxiation while running laps wearing a gas mask. (references) | |
Ukraine | Another abuse is the "baby elephant," in which a gas mask is placed on the prisoner's head and the flow of oxygen slowly reduced. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Phil McGraw | Oh, everybody wears a mask. We all put our best foot forward. We all try and make a statement, I'm not saying that's bad. Frankly, I go to the mall. I don't want to know everybody's damn problems. Just let me go get my ice cream cone and go home. |
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| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
James Monroe | 1817-1825 | As their object was distinctly seen, and the duty imposed on the Executive by an existing law was profoundly felt, that mask was not permitted to protect them. |
Bill Clinton | 1993-2001 | Let our progress there not mask the peril that remains. |
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| "Mask" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 84.13% of the time. "Mask" is used about 1,127 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 84.13% | 948 | 7,647 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 12.41% | 140 | 26,789 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 3.19% | 36 | 57,479 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.18% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Noun (common) | 0.09% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 1,127 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "mask" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Mask | Last name | 2,000 | 7,262 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| Country | Name |
| Taiwan | Taiwan Mask |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
Expressions using "mask": ad under the mask of religion ♦ address mask ♦ bar mask ♦ birdcage mask ♦ bit mask ♦ catcher's mask ♦ death mask ♦ dust mask ♦ etched metal mask ♦ eye mask ♦ face mask ♦ fencer's mask ♦ fencing mask ♦ gas mask ♦ half mask ♦ life mask ♦ Mask house ♦ mask of innocence ♦ mask of pregnancy ♦ mask one's batteries ♦ Mask shell ♦ mask stepper ♦ oronasal mask ♦ oxygen mask ♦ photo mask ♦ pull off smb.'s mask ♦ put on a mask ♦ respiratory mask ♦ screen mask ♦ ski mask ♦ smoke mask ♦ snorkel mask ♦ spectrum mask ♦ subnet mask ♦ throw off the mask ♦ wear a mask ♦ welder's mask. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "mask": mask-and-glove, mask-face, mask-fire, mask-like, mask-mounted, mask-toting, mask-work. | |
Ending with "mask": death-mask, face-mask, gas-mask, ski-mask. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
mask | 2,487 | the mask of zorro | 146 |
halloween mask | 1,599 | tribal mask | 146 |
mardi gras mask | 1,359 | surgical mask | 144 |
african mask | 1,200 | the man in the iron mask | 136 |
gas mask | 1,117 | subnet mask | 136 |
swim mask | 1,112 | legend of zelda majoras mask | 130 |
majoras mask | 384 | drama mask | 128 |
face mask | 369 | comedy tragedy mask | 126 |
zelda majoras mask | 271 | dust mask | 125 |
the mask | 263 | theater mask | 124 |
slip knot mask | 241 | oxygen mask | 124 |
feather mask | 234 | hockey mask | 113 |
majoras mask through walk | 218 | cuty mask melon | 110 |
goalie mask | 209 | eye mask | 104 |
sleep mask | 194 | female mask | 103 |
paintball mask | 194 | cpap mask | 102 |
zelda majoras mask walk through | 175 | zelda majoras mask cheat | 98 |
sars mask | 162 | jason mask | 97 |
facial mask | 156 | venetian mask | 95 |
wrestling mask | 146 | ip mask | 91 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "mask"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | masker, bemantel. (various references) | |
Albanian | maskoj (camouflage, disguise, screen, veil), maskë kundër gazi (gas mask, muzzle, respirator), maskë (guise, visor, Vizard, vizor), pjesëmarrës maskarade. (various references) | |
Arabic | كمامة (muzzle), قنع (bring, get smb. to do smth., hide, incline, induce, move, persuade, push through, sell, win over), قناع (cloak, disguise, veil, visor, vizor), وجه الثعلب أو الكلب, غطى (cap, coat, cover, encase, face, invest, line, litter, mantle, mat, pall, paper, plaster, roof, sheathe, sheet, shield, smolder, smoulder, tuck, wrap), حجب عن العيان, تنكر (abjure, deny, deny oneself, disavow, disclaim, disguise, disguise oneself, disown, guy, masquerade, mockery, renounce, repudiate, travesty), تقنع (face), إختفى (die out, disappear, lapse, sink, slide, vanish), إشترك في حفلة تنكرية (masquerade), أخفى وجهه. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | стерилна маска, слагам си маска, козметична маска (pack), газова маска (respirator), маскарад, маска (blind, cover up, disguise, guise, visard, visor, vizor), маскиран човек, маскирам се, маскирам (camouflage, dress up), замаскирвам (conceal, veil), лисича муцуна, предпазвам (ensure, indemnify, prevent, protect, safeguard, shield), посмъртна маска (death mask). (various references) | |
Chinese | 面具 . (various references) | |
Czech | maska (disguise, guise, hood, masque, radiator grill, screen, veil, visor). (various references) | |
Danish | maske (anaesthetic face mask, anaesthetic mask, anesthetic face mask, anesthetic mask, face mask, lens, mesh, oronasal mask, respiratory mask, stitch, surgical mask). (various references) | |
Dutch | maskeren (colour masking, masking, masking process), masker (boilerplate, face mask, fly-tag, gate, insulation, master items, projection gate, repetitive elements, surgical mask, tie-on label), bewimpelen, bemantelen. (various references) | |
Esperanto | masko, maski. (various references) | |
Faeroese | gekkaskortur. (various references) | |
Farsi | پنهان کردن (Cache, Cloak, Closet, Conceal, Cover, Disguise, Dissemble, Dissimulate, Eloign, Hide, Secrete, Shadow, Wrap), پوشانه , پوشاندن (Apparel, Blanket, Camouflage, Case, Clothe, Coat, Cover, Emboss, Envelop, Immerse, Jacket, Line, Overcast, Sheath, Sheathe, Shroud, Submerge, Suffuse, Veil), ماسک زدن , ماسک (Guise), نقاب (Veil), لفافه (Paraphernalia, Shroud), عیاشی (Binge, Debauch, Debauchery, Jollity, Revelry), خوش گذرانی (Luxury), روبند, شادمانی (Jubilation, Splurge), بهانه (Alibi, Evasion, Excuse, Fetch, Fiction, Peg, Plea, Pretense, Pretext, Purporst, Subterfuge). (various references) | |
Finnish | naamari (face mask). (various references) | |
French | masque (anaesthetic face mask, anaesthetic mask, anesthetic face mask, anesthetic mask, face mask, mask for inhalation, master items, narcotic mask, surgical mask), masquer (colour masking, masking, masking process), cache (matting). (various references) | |
Frisian | momkappe. (various references) | |
German | Maske (domino, hood, make up, phoney, phony, vizard), Maskieren (disguise, dress up, masking, to mask), abdecken (block off, cover, discover, flay, skin, strip, to mask, turn down, uncover, unroof). (various references) | |
Greek | προσωπείο (facies), μάσκα (masque), προσωπίδα (masque, visor, vizor). (various references) | |
Hebrew | מסוה (cover, disguise, guise, veil), מסכה (molten image), לכסות במסכה, להסוות (camouflage, conceal, disguise, hide, shush), צעיף (muffler, scarf, shawl, stole, tippet, veil). (various references) | |
Hungarian | álarc, maszk. (various references) | |
Indonesian | topeng, kedok (cover, guise). (various references) | |
Italian | maschera (camouflage, cover, disguise, guise, masker, stock character, usher), mascherare (conceal, cover, disguise, dress as, dress up, hide, pass oneself off, put on a mask). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 面 (corner, face, face guard, facial features, mug, page, side or facet, surface), 覆面 (disguise, veil). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | マスク , ふくめん (disguise, veil), つら (corner, face, face guard, facial features, mug, page, side or facet, surface), かめん (disguise), めかくし (blinkers, eye bandage, screen), めん (corner, dismissal, face, face guard, facial features, mug, noodles, page, raw cotton, side or facet, surface). (various references) | |
Korean | 가면. (various references) | |
Manx | maskal, mask, kione shynnee, follaghtyn (burke, conceal, concealment, disguise, hide, muffle, veneer), follaght eddin, far-oaie, far-eddin, cur far-eddin er. (various references) | |
Papiamen | maskarada, antifas. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | askmay.(various references) | |
Polish | maska. (various references) | |
Portuguese | máscara (blind, pretence, pretense, shade, smirch, veil, vise, visor, vizard, vizor), mascarar (cloak, costume, guise). (various references) | |
Romanian | mascã antigaz, mascã (cloak, countenance, cover, face, grille, masker, masquerader, mummer, screen), masca (blanket, conceal, disguise, dissimulate, hide, Masquerade, veil), tãinui (conceal, Cork, disguise, hide, hood, hush, keep back, lock, reset, secrete, veil), se masca, se ascunde (abscond, couch, dissimulate, dodge, go in, hide, hide oneself), pretext (blind, color, colour, cover, excuse, ground, guise, handle, occasion, pretence, pretext, veil), persoanã mascatã, paravan (paravane, partition, screen, shield, veil), bot de vulpe, ascunde (cloak, conceal, Cork, cover, curtain, cushion, disguise, dissemble, ensconce, enwrap, hide, hood, hugger mugger, keep away, keep back, put away, put by, screen, secrete, shroud, smooth, tuck, tuck away, veil, wrap), a-şi pune masca. (various references) | |
Russian | слепок, маска (face guard, faceguard, face-guard, faceveil, guise, veil), маскировать маска, маскировать (camouflage, disguise, dissemble, veil), личина (guise), противогаз (gas mask, gas-mask, respirator). (various references) | |
Scottish | cidhis (a mask). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | maskirati (camouflage), maska (masque, vizard). (various references) | |
Spanish | máscara (blind, disguise, mascara, mummer), enmascarar. (various references) | |
Sranan | maskradu. (various references) | |
Swedish | mask (caterpillar, disguise, finesse, grub, guise, maggot, rainworm, veneer, worm), maskera (disguise). (various references) | |
Thai | บัง, สวมหน้ากาก, หน้ากาก. (various references) | |
Turkish | maskeli kimse (masker, masquer, masquerader), maskelemek (draw a veil over, veil), maske takmak, maske (color, colour, disguise, guise, shape, veil, visor, vizor), kamufle etmek (camouflage, dazzle, screen), kamuflaj (camouflage), gizlemek (blot out, bottle up, Bury, cache, camouflage, cloak, conceal, cover up, disguise, dissemble, draw a veil over, enshroud, gloss over, gloze, gloze over, hide, hoodwink, hugger mugger, huggermugger, hush, hush up, keep back, keep from, keep in dark, keep in one's bosom, keep smth. under wraps, keep snug, obscure, plant, pocket, screen, secrete, sheathe, shroud, sweep under the carpet, tuck away, veil), alçı yüz kalıbı. (various references) | |
Turkmen | maska (r) (guise). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | ізолювати (insulate, isolate, shut off), надівати маску, маскувати (blank off, cloak, disguise), маска (cloak, domino, visor), протигаз (nosebag, respirator), покрив (cloak, covering, incrustation, mantle, overcast, vesture). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | mạng che mặt của phụ nữ ngày xưa. (various references) | |
Welsh | miswrn (visor, wimple). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | persona, personae, personam, personarum, personas, personis. (various references) |
| Arabic | 500-Modern | maskhara. (various references) |
| Medieval Latin | 700-1500 | masca. (various references) |
| Spanish | 900-Modern | mascara. (various references) |
| Middle French | 1400-1600 | masque. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "mask": maskable, masked, maskeg, maskegs, masker, maskers, masking, maskings, masklike, masks. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "mask": antimask, damask, facemask, photomask, unmask. (additional references) | |
Words containing "mask": antimasks, damasked, damasking, damasks, facemasks, photomasks, unmasked, unmasker, unmaskers, unmasking, unmasks. (additional references) | |
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"Mask" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: amask, Amsk, amsl, eask, fask, Imsak, jask, maas, macc, maek, mak, Maks, Malk, mank, maok, Maqsako, Marski, mas, masa, masc, masct, Masek, masi, Masik, Masiku, masj, Maska, maso, Masoke, Masoko, masq, massu, masu, maz, mazak, mazu, mesc, mesk, Mesko, mesm, mgso, Mieska, Mieszko, misak, misc, miska, miskr, mnso, Moskva, Mrazek, msa, Msai, msap, msc, musak, musik, muska, nasc, nask, nasky, uask, umask, umiaks, vask. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "mask" (pronounced ma"sk) |
| 4 | m a" s k | unmask. |
| 3 | -a" s k | ask, bask, basque, cask, flask, task. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-k-m-s" | |
-1 letter: ask, kas, mas, ska. | |
-2 letters: am, as, ka, ma. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-k-m-s" | |
+1 letter: amoks, kames, macks, makes, makos, marks, masks, samek, smack. | |
+2 letters: amucks, damask, hakims, kalams, kamiks, kamsin, karmas, kismat, makars, makers, masked, maskeg, masker, miskal, oakums, samekh, sameks, skyman, smacks, umiaks, unmask, yasmak. | |
+3 letters: comakes, damasks, demarks, deskman, embanks, embarks, hakeems, imbarks, imparks, kaliums, kalmias, kamalas, kamseen, kamsins, kashmi</ | |
