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MASKED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having markings suggestive of a mask
Example:
the masked face of a raccoon
Classified under:
Similar:
marked (having or as if having an identifying mark or a mark as specified; often used in combination)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Having its true character concealed with the intent of misleading
Example:
masked threat
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
covert (secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb mask
Context examples:
They were eyes that masked the soul with a thousand guises, and that sometimes opened, at rare moments, and allowed it to rush up as though it were about to fare forth nakedly into the world on some wonderful adventure,—eyes that could brood with the hopeless sombreness of leaden skies; that could snap and crackle points of fire like those which sparkle from a whirling sword; that could grow chill as an arctic landscape, and yet again, that could warm and soften and be all a-dance with love-lights, intense and masculine, luring and compelling, which at the same time fascinate and dominate women till they surrender in a gladness of joy and of relief and sacrifice.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
With the connivance and assistance of his wife he disguised himself, covered those keen eyes with tinted glasses, masked the face with a moustache and a pair of bushy whiskers, sunk that clear voice into an insinuating whisper, and doubly secure on account of the girl’s short sight, he appears as Mr. Hosmer Angel, and keeps off other lovers by making love himself.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Well, when that masked thing like a monkey jumped from among the chemicals and whipped into the cabinet, it went down my spine like ice.
(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
Both ordinary hypertension and masked hypertension put patients at a higher risk for cardiovascular disease, according to Xavier Trudel, the lead author of the study.
(High Blood Pressure Liked to Long Hours on Job, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
All the demoniacal force of the man masked behind that listless manner burst out in a paroxysm of energy.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
There's an even greater likelihood of developing "masked hypertension," a condition that often goes undetected during routine doctor's visits, researchers found.
(High Blood Pressure Liked to Long Hours on Job, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
