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MASONRY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The craft of a mason
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("masonry" is a kind of...):
craft; trade (the skilled practice of a practical occupation)
Domain member category:
mortar (plaster with mortar)
skimcoat (coat with a mixture of gypsum and spackle)
float (make the surface of level or smooth)
mud (plaster with mud)
parget (apply ornamental plaster to)
render-set (cover with two coats of plaster)
render (coat with plastic or cement)
daub; plaster (coat with plaster)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "masonry"):
bricklaying (the craft of laying bricks)
Holonyms ("masonry" is a part of...):
building; construction (the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Structure built of stone or brick by a mason
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("masonry" is a kind of...):
construction; structure (a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "masonry"):
brickwork (masonry done with bricks and mortar)
dry masonry (masonry without mortar)
stonework (masonry done with stone)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Freemasons collectively
Synonyms:
Freemasonry; Masonry
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("Masonry" is a kind of...):
secret society (a society that conceals its activities from nonmembers)
Meronyms (members of "Masonry"):
Freemason; Mason (a member of a widespread secret fraternal order pledged to mutual assistance and brotherly love)
