Definition of mask

"mask" in the noun sense

1. mask

a covering to disguise or conceal the face

2. mask

activity that tries to conceal something

"no mask could conceal his ignorance"

"they moved in under a mask of friendship"

3. masquerade, masquerade party, masque, mask

a party of guests wearing costumes and masks

4. mask

a protective covering worn over the face

"mask" in the verb sense

1. dissemble, cloak, mask

hide under a false appearance

"He masked his disappointment"

2. mask

put a mask on or cover with a mask

"Mask the children for Halloween"

3. disguise, mask

make unrecognizable

"The herb masks the garlic taste"

"We disguised our faces before robbing the bank"

4. mask

cover with a sauce

"mask the meat"

5. mask, block out

shield from light

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Quotations for mask

You frighten a lion with a mask. [ Proverb ]

Mortals are equal; their mask differs. [ Voltaire ]

Insolence is pride with her mask pulled off. [ Proverb ]

Gold is the strength, the sinews of the world;
The health, the soul, the beauty most divine;
A mask of gold hides all deformities;
Gold is heaven's physic, life's restorative. [ Decker ]

Innocence itself hath sometimes need of a mask. [ Proverb ]

The weeping of an heir is laughter under a mask. [ Proverb ]

How many people assume boldly the mask of virtue! [ Mlle. de Scuderi ]

Vice would be frightful, if it did not wear a mask. [ Proverb ]

Sincerity is the face of the soul, as dissimulation is the mask. [ Daniel Dubay ]

How many coward passions hide themselves under the mask of puritanism! [ Mme. Louise Colet ]

But at the least sad reverse the mask drops off, the man remains, and the hero vanishes. [ J. B. Rousseau ]

Style is the physiognomy of the mind. It is more infallible than that of the body. To imitate the style of another is said to be wearing a mask. However beautiful it may be, it is through its lifelessness insipid and intolerable, so that even the most ugly living face is more engaging. [ Schopenhauer ]

mask in Scrabble®

The word mask is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 10

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters mask:

MASK
(45)
 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word mask

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mask in Words With Friends™

The word mask is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 11

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters mask:

MASK
(63)
 

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The 83 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In mask

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Words within the letters of mask

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mask + 1 blank (4 words)

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