mask

1. 1.

   a covering to disguise or conceal the face

   Broadercoveringdisguise

   Narrowerdominofalse face
2. 2.

   activity that tries to conceal something

   “no mask could conceal his ignorance”

   “they moved in under a mask of friendship”

   Broaderconcealment
3. 3.

   a party of guests wearing costumes and masks

   Synonymsmasquerademasquerade partymasque

   Broaderparty

   Narrowermasked ball
4. 4.

   a protective covering worn over the face

   Broaderprotective covering

   Narrowerface maskgasmaskwelder's mask

Other forms of mask

plural

masks·

past tense

masked·

present participle

masking·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about mask

What does mask mean?

mask means "hide under a false appearance". That is the primary sense; the word has 9 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in mask?

mask has 1 syllable: mask. In IPA it is /ˈmæsk/.

What is another word for mask?

Close synonyms include dissemble, cloak, disguise, block out, masquerade. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of mask?

The recorded antonyms are unmask.

Is mask a common word?

mask is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with mask?

1 word rhymes with mask. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.