masking
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4.8
- noun
- /ˈmæskɪŋ/
:
enmascaramiento
- He would use masking tape, Sellotape, whatever was at hand, and he would just shove stuff up.
- masking tape
But forced masking will continue for the children of New York State until at least early March.
- But forced masking will continue for the children of New York State until at least early March.
Examples
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The world never had a pressure-sensitive adhesive tape before masking tape was invented.
Academic text (1995) -
He wrote names on a little piece of masking tape.
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Afterward, I derived an odd and private satisfaction from seeing the piece of masking tape there.
Fiction book (1994) -
Then I went down to the basement and sat within the shelter's masking tape lines.
Fiction book (1991) -
Tommy studied me a moment, fingering the masking tape on his glasses.
Fiction book (1994) -
Now Jeremy understood: the snake egg, the turquoise feathers, the cardboard tubes, and masking tape.
Fiction book (2002) -
Piled against a wall are two four-foot-tall stacks of cigar boxes with masking tape labels across their front flaps.
Fiction book (1992) -
The artist used masking tape to outline the shapes before painting.
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During the renovation, they applied masking to protect the door frames from paint splatters.
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For her craft project, she needed some masking tape to keep the paper in place.
Synonyms
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2.7
Being where other people cannot find you to stay safe
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4.6
A way of hiding something so it is not easily seen
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1.5
Placing something over another thing to protect or hide it
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6.8
Something that covers a person or object to hide it from view
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3.5
Plants or structures that block the view to give privacy
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8.2
Something that stops you from seeing or understanding
Hiding something so people cannot see or know about it
Antonyms
Compounds
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2.8
A thin sticky tape for covering parts before painting or holding things temporarily
A paper with a sticky edge that you put on parts of a surface to protect them from paint
How Hidden
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Masking comes from the word mask, which comes from Italian maschera meaning 'mask' and is the same root as masquerade. Think of stage curtains or panels as a 'mask' that hides actors, which is why masking means hiding things from view.