mask
- noun
- /mæsk/
- Afterward, the masks are either stored in the house of the mask dancer or destroyed.
- wear a mask
- face mask
- use a mask
Kids are going to have masks, full masks.
- Kids are going to have masks, full masks.
- So they have the sleeping lip mask in matcha boba.
- You want to wear a mask, wear a mask, right?
- And I also had a mask on the way back.
- The last thing in here are hydrating masks and hand warmers.
- This is a deep cleanse antioxidant mask by Mukti Mukti.
- I've got all these people with masks over me, bright lights.
- Turns face distorts a mask falling off or on.
Examples
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Kids are going to have masks, full masks.
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Put the mask on, Milo.
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Say stay safe, wear your mask, wear your mask.
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You want to wear a mask, wear a mask, right?
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Put your mask back on.
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Yeah, she wears a mask every single day.
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The last time I saw my daughter, she was in an oxygen mask.
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The Komo mask is a sacred mask with great power and authority.
Academic text (2008) -
They're giving out like small bags with sanitizers and masks there.
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During the festival, everyone wore a colorful mask to celebrate the occasion.
Synonyms
Clothes or things you wear to hide who you are
A cloth worn to cover the head and face for religion, ceremony, or privacy
A close-fitting cloth that covers most of the face to keep it warm while skiing
A covering you wear over the nose and mouth to give oxygen in emergencies or medical care
A covering worn over the nose and mouth to protect against dust, germs, or pollution
A cover for the eyes that blocks light for sleeping or hides your face at parties
A decorative mask worn at a party or on stage to hide the face
A mask worn to hide the face at a costume party
A thin cloth worn to partly cover the face, often for religious or cultural reasons
A mask that covers the upper part of the face, leaves the mouth visible, and has holes for the eyes
A mask a baseball catcher wears to protect the face from being hurt
A face cover that protects your eyes and face from sparks, bright light and heat during welding
A mask that covers the face, often worn at fancy parties
A cover for the face shaped like a pumpkin worn at Halloween
A protective face guard made of metal bars used by the catcher in baseball or softball
A protective face cover made of mesh worn in fencing
A protective face covering made of wire mesh worn by someone who fences to stop sword hits
Antonyms
Compounds
A covering you wear over the nose and mouth to give oxygen in emergencies or medical care
A covering worn over the nose and mouth to protect against dust, germs, or pollution
A mask that covers the upper part of the face, leaves the mouth visible, and has holes for the eyes
- Specialized
A face cover that protects your eyes and face from sparks, bright light and heat during welding
- US
A protective face guard made of metal bars used by the catcher in baseball or softball
A protective face covering made of wire mesh worn by someone who fences to stop sword hits
A face cover like the one Hannibal Lecter wears that covers the lower face and looks scary
How Protective
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mask comes from Italian maschera and from an older word masca that meant 'witch' or 'ghost' and often covered the face. So, a mask is a face covering that hides, protects, or changes how someone looks.