Definitions
1.adjectiveHeavy; massive.
2.nounSomeone who has control over something or someone.
3.nounThe owner of an animal or slave.
4.nounThe captain of a merchant ship; a master mariner.
5.nounThe head of a household.
6.nounSomeone who employs others.
7.nounAn expert at something."Mark Twain was a master of fiction."
8.nounA tradesman who is qualified to teach apprentices.
9.nounA schoolmaster.
10.nounA skilled artist.
11.nounA man or a boy; mister. See Master.
12.nounA master's degree; a type of postgraduate degree, usually undertaken after a bachelor degree."She has a master in psychology."
13.nounA person holding such a degree."He is a master of marine biology."
14.nounThe original of a document or of a recording."The band couldn't find the master, so they re-recorded their tracks."
15.nounThe primary wide shot of a scene, into which the closeups will be edited later.
16.nounA parajudicial officer (such as a referee, an auditor, an examiner, or an assessor) specially appointed to help a court with its proceedings."The case was tried by a master, who concluded that the plaintiffs were the equitable owners of the property. [...]"
17.nounA device that is controlling other devices or is an authoritative source."a master database"
18.nounA person holding an office of authority, especially the presiding officer.
19.noun(by extension) A person holding a similar office in other civic societies.
20.noun(in combination) A vessel having a specified number of masts."a two-master"
21.nounRelenting; forbearance to cause or allow harm to another."She took mercy on him and quit embarrassing him."
22.nounForgiveness or compassion, especially toward those less fortunate."Have mercy on the poor and assist them if you can."
23.nounA tendency toward forgiveness, pity, or compassion."Mercy is one of his many virtues."
24.nounInstances of forbearance or forgiveness."Psalms 40:11 Do not withhold Your tender mercies from me, O Lord"
25.nounA blessing; something to be thankful for."It was a mercy that we were not inside when the roof collapsed"