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Masking

verb
Word Frequency: 2.0

Definitions

1.verbTo cover (the face or something else), in order to conceal the identity or protect against injury; to cover with a mask or visor.
2.verbTo disguise; to cover; to hide.
3.verbTo conceal; also, to intervene in the line of.
4.verbTo cover or keep in check.
"to mask a body of troops or a fortess by a superior force, while some hostile evolution is being carried out"
5.verbTo take part as a masker in a masquerade
6.verbTo wear a mask; to be disguised in any way
7.verbTo cover or shield a part of a design or picture in order to prevent reproduction or to safeguard the surface from the colors used when working with an air brush or painting
8.verbTo set or unset (certain bits, or binary digits, within a value) by means of a bitmask.
9.verbTo disable (an interrupt, etc.) by setting or unsetting the associated bit.
10.verbTo mash.
11.verbTo mix malt with hot water to yield wort.
12.verbTo be infused or steeped.
13.verbTo prepare tea in a teapot; alternative to brew.
14.verbTo bewilder; confuse.
15.nounThe act by which something is masked.
16.nounAn entertainment at which the guests conceal their faces with masks.
17.nounThe practice of wearing safety masks.

Synonyms

coveringcoverscreeningconcealingcamouflagedisguisingcoatinghidingfrontalprotectorunsharpcover-up

Rhymes With

askingbaskingmultitaskingtaskingfor the askingask ingask kingmask hung
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