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MASTER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made
Synonyms:
master; master copy; original
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("master" is a kind of...):
creation (an artifact that has been brought into existence by someone)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Key that secures entrance everywhere
Synonyms:
master; master key; passe-partout; passkey
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("master" is a kind of...):
key (metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "master"):
skeleton key (a passkey with much of the bit filed away so that it can open different locks)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Presiding officer of a school
Synonyms:
headmaster; master; schoolmaster
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("master" is a kind of...):
head; head teacher; principal; school principal (the educator who has executive authority for a school)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "master"):
housemaster (teacher in charge of a school boardinghouse)
Derivation:
mastership (the position of master)
Sense 4
Meaning:
An artist of consummate skill
Example:
one of the old masters
Synonyms:
maestro; master
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("master" is a kind of...):
artist; creative person (a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "master"):
old master (a great European painter prior to 19th century)
Derivation:
master (have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of)
master (be or become completely proficient or skilled in)
masterly (having or revealing supreme mastery or skill)
mastership (the position of master)
Sense 5
Meaning:
An authority qualified to teach apprentices
Synonyms:
master; professional
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("master" is a kind of...):
authority (an expert whose views are taken as definitive)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "master"):
past master (someone who was formerly a master)
Derivation:
masterly (having or revealing supreme mastery or skill)
mastership (the position of master)
Sense 6
Meaning:
Directs the work of others
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("master" is a kind of...):
employer (a person or firm that employs workers)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "master"):
postmaster (the person in charge of a post office)
spymaster (someone who directs clandestine intelligence activities)
station agent; stationmaster (the person in charge of a railway station)
Derivation:
mastership (the position of master)
Sense 7
Meaning:
Someone who holds a master's degree from academic institution
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("master" is a kind of...):
bookman; scholar; scholarly person; student (a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines)
Sense 8
Meaning:
An officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship
Synonyms:
captain; master; sea captain; skipper
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("master" is a kind of...):
officer; ship's officer (a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel)
Instance hyponyms:
Captain Kidd; Kidd; William Kidd (Scottish sea captain who was hired to protect British shipping in the Indian Ocean and then was accused of piracy and hanged (1645-1701))
Derivation:
mastership (the position of master)
Sense 9
Meaning:
A person who has general authority over others
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("master" is a kind of...):
ruler; swayer (a person who rules or commands)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "master"):
feudal lord; seigneur; seignior (a man of rank in the ancient regime)
Derivation:
mastership (the position of master)
master (have dominance or the power to defeat over)
Sense 10
Meaning:
A combatant who is able to defeat rivals
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("master" is a kind of...):
battler; belligerent; combatant; fighter; scrapper (someone who fights (or is fighting))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "master"):
conqueror; vanquisher (someone who is victorious by force of arms)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Most important element
Example:
a master switch
Synonyms:
chief; main; master; primary; principal
Classified under:
Similar:
important; of import (of great significance or value)
III. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they master ... he / she / it masters
Past simple: mastered
Past participle: mastered
-ing form: mastering
Sense 1
Meaning:
Have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of
Example:
Do you control these data?
Synonyms:
control; master
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "master" is one way to...):
know (know how to do or perform something)
"Master" entails doing...:
understand (know and comprehend the nature or meaning of)
Verb group:
control; operate (handle and cause to function)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "master"):
cinch (get a grip on; get mastery of)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
master (an artist of consummate skill)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Be or become completely proficient or skilled in
Example:
She mastered Japanese in less than two years
Synonyms:
get the hang; master
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "master" is one way to...):
know (know how to do or perform something)
"Master" entails doing...:
acquire; larn; learn (gain knowledge or skills)
drill; exercise; practice; practise (learn by repetition)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
master (an artist of consummate skill)
mastering (becoming proficient in the use of something; having mastery of)
mastery (great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Get on top of; deal with successfully
Example:
He overcame his shyness
Synonyms:
get over; master; overcome; subdue; surmount
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Hypernyms (to "master" is one way to...):
beat; beat out; crush; shell; trounce; vanquish (come out better in a competition, race, or conflict)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "master"):
bulldog (throw a steer by seizing the horns and twisting the neck, as in a rodeo)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 4
Meaning:
Have dominance or the power to defeat over
Example:
The methods can master the problems
Synonyms:
dominate; master
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "master" is one way to...):
command; control (exercise authoritative control or power over)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "master"):
command (be in command of)
subject; subjugate (make subservient; force to submit or subdue)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Derivation:
master (a person who has general authority over others)
mastery (the act of mastering or subordinating someone)
mastery (power to dominate or defeat)
Context examples:
“I wouldn’t speak of this note, you know,” said the master.
(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
To be compelled to run away before the yelling pack, every dog of which, for three years, he had thrashed and mastered, was almost more than he could endure.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
Mees Marsch, for what do you laugh in your master's face?
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
The doctor changed countenance a little, but next moment he was master of himself.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
He was mastered by the verb "to eat." He was hunger-mad.
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
There are too many special fields for any one man, in a whole lifetime, to master a tithe of them.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
She and her brother are the only children of an iron-master somewhere up Northumberland way.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
When the two wings were eaten, she went and looked for her master, and did not see him.
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
But it happened there was no danger, for the cat took not the least notice of me when my master placed me within three yards of her.
(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)
The point is, the role you choose to take on once Saturn enters Aquarius will take you time to master.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
