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mask — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • maggot noun The soft, legless larva of a fly, often found in decaying matter.
  • mash noun A soft, pulpy mixture made by crushing or beating something, especially mashed potatoes.
  • mask noun A covering worn over the face for disguise, protection, or costume.
  • worm noun A long, thin, legless invertebrate, such as an earthworm.

Senses

mask is used for these senses in English:

  • maggot (slang, derogatory) A worthless person. [from 17th c.]
  • mash (uncountable) A mass of mixed ingredients reduced to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure; a mass of anything in a soft pulpy state.
  • mash (brewing) Ground or bruised malt, or meal of rye, wheat, corn, or other grain (or a mixture of malt and meal) steeped and stirred in hot water for making the wort.
  • worm (computing) A self-replicating program that propagates through a network, differing from a virus in usually lacking any destructive effects.

mash — full definition

  1. noun A soft, pulpy mixture made by crushing or beating something, especially mashed potatoes.
  2. verb To crush something into a soft, pulpy mass.
  3. verb To press a button rapidly and repeatedly.

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