masthead

Other forms of masthead

plural

mastheads·

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 masthead

What does masthead mean?

masthead means "a listing printed in all issues of a newspaper or magazine (usually on the editorial page) that gives the name of the publication and the names of the editorial staff, etc.". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in masthead?

masthead has 2 syllables: mas-thead. The stress falls on "mas". In IPA it is /ˈmæstˌhɛd/.

What is another word for masthead?

Close synonyms include flag. 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.

Is masthead a common word?

masthead is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. 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 masthead?

34 words rhyme with masthead. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.