mask
🇺🇸
/mæsk/
🇬🇧
/mɑːsk/
noun
C1
a cover for the face used to hide it, scare people, or for fun
The actor wore a mask to hide his face during the play.
C1
a cover for the face that protects it
Doctors wear a mask to stay safe from germs.
R
a cream put on the face to make skin better
She uses a face mask to keep her skin soft.
R
a look that hides true feelings
His calm mask hid how worried he was.
verb
R
to hide a feeling or fact
He tried to mask his fear with a laugh.
translation
a cover for the face used to hide it, scare people, or for fun; a cover for the face that protects it; a cream put on the face to make skin better; a look that hides true feelings
to hide a feeling or fact
Word Forms
Plural
masks
Progressive
masking
Past
masked
Perfect
masked
3rd Present
masks