| dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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| NOUN | 1 | master, maestro | An artist of consummate skill |
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| 2 | master, overlord, lord | A person who has general authority over others | |
| 3 | master, victor, superior | A combatant who is able to defeat rivals | |
| 4 | master | Directs the work of other | |
| 5 | master, headmaster, schoolmaster | Presiding officer of a school | |
| 6 | master, master copy, original | An original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made | |
| 7 | master, captain, sea captain, skipper | An officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship | |
| 8 | master | Someone who holds a master's degree from academic institution | |
| 9 | master, professional | An authority qualified to teach apprentices | |
| 10 | master, passkey, passe-partout, master key | Key that secures entrance everywhere | |
| VERB | 1 | master, get the hang | Be or become completely proficient or skilled in |
| 2 | master, overcome, get over, subdue, surmount | Get on top of | |
| 3 | master, dominate | Have dominance or the power to defeat over | |
| 4 | master, control | Have a firm understanding or knowledge of |
| Sounds | mae'ster |
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| Rhymes | abductor, accelerator, accelerometer, and 621 more rhymes in ter at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | An artist of consummate skill. |
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| Examples | "a master of the violin"; "one of the old masters" |
| Synonyms | maestro |
| Narrower | old master |
| Broader | artist, creative person |
| Verbs | master; master |
| Meaning | A person who has general authority over others. |
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| Synonyms | overlord, lord |
| Narrower | feudal lord, seigneur, seignior |
| Broader | ruler, swayer |
| Verbs | master |
| Meaning | A combatant who is able to defeat rivals. |
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| Synonyms | victor, superior |
| Narrower | conqueror, vanquisher |
| Broader | combatant, battler, belligerent, fighter, scrapper |
| Meaning | Directs the work of other. |
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| Narrower | postmaster; spymaster; stationmaster, station agent |
| Broader | employer |
| Meaning | Presiding officer of a school. |
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| Synonyms | headmaster, schoolmaster |
| Narrower | housemaster |
| Broader | principal, school principal, head teacher, head |
| Meaning | An original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made. |
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| Synonyms | master copy, original |
| Broader | creation |
| Meaning | An officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship. |
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| Synonyms | captain, sea captain, skipper |
| Narrower | Kidd, William Kidd, Captain Kidd |
| Broader | officer, ship's officer |
| Meaning | Someone who holds a master's degree from academic institution. |
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| Broader | scholar, scholarly person, student |
| Meaning | An authority qualified to teach apprentices. |
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| Synonyms | professional |
| Narrower | past master |
| Broader | authority |
| Meaning | Key that secures entrance everywhere. |
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| Synonyms | passkey, passe-partout, master key |
| Narrower | skeleton key |
| Broader | key |
| Meaning | Be or become completely proficient or skilled in. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Examples | "She mastered Japanese in less than two years" |
| Synonyms | get the hang |
| Entails | learn, larn, acquire; drill, exercise, practice, practise |
| Broader | know |
| Nouns | master; mastering; mastery |
| Meaning | Get on top of. Deal with successfully. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Synonyms | overcome, get over, subdue, surmount |
| Narrower | bulldog |
| Broader | get the better of, overcome, defeat |
| Meaning | Have dominance or the power to defeat over. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody |
| Examples | "Her pain completely mastered her"; "The methods can master the problems" |
| Synonyms | dominate |
| Narrower | command; subjugate, subject |
| Broader | control, command |
| Nouns | mastery; mastery; master |
| Meaning | Have a firm understanding or knowledge of. Be on top of. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Synonyms | control |
| Entails | understand |
| Narrower | cinch |
| Broader | know |
| Similar to | operate, control |
| Nouns | master |