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noun
The act by which something is masked; the act of masking, of concealing or disguising.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
An entertainment at which the guests conceal their faces with masks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The practice of wearing safety masks, such as face masks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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verb
present participle and gerund of mask
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: cover, covering, screening
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Broader terms: concealment, concealing, hiding
noun
scenery used to block the audience's view of parts of the stage that should not be seen
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: masking piece
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Broader terms: scenery, scene
noun
the blocking of one sensation resulting from the presence of another sensation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: sensation, esthesis, aesthesis, sense experience, sense impression, sense datum
History
By surface analysis, mask + -ing.
