--- title: M — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 14 description: The 1043 words of the English dictionary under M, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/page/14/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / M # M — The English dictionary · page 14 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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meaning 1:* A mason is a person who builds or works with stone or bricks; also called a stonemason or bricklayer.[↗](../../mason/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A Mason (Freemason) is a member of a secret social club called the Freemasons.[↗](../../mason/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Mason is a first name and a family name.[↗](../../mason/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The mason carved a statue out of stone.[↗](../../mason/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Medieval masons built the great cathedral.[↗](../../mason/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We need a mason to fix the garden wall.[↗](../../mason/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Mason is the tallest boy in our class.[↗](../../mason/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandma keeps jam in a Mason jar.[↗](../../mason/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The mason measured each stone carefully.[↗](../../mason/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · And Huram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar-trees, and masons, and carpenters, to build him a house.[↗](../../mason/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 1CH.14.1, JPS 1917)[↗](../../mason/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar-trees, and carpenters, and masons; and they built David a house.[↗](../../mason/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 2SA.5.11, JPS 1917)[↗](../../mason/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · unto the carpenters, and to the builders, and to the masons; and for buying timber and hewn stone to repair the house.' — (Prophets 2KI.22.6, JPS 1917)[↗](../../mason/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **masonry** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* Stonework or brickwork made by builders.[↗](../../masonry/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* And there was a row of masonry round about in them, round about the four, and it was made with boiling-places under the rows round about.[↗](../../masonry/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets EZK.46.23, JPS 1917)[↗](../../masonry/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") **masquerade** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A masquerade is a party where people wear masks and costumes.[↗](../../masquerade/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To masquerade is to pretend to be someone you are not.[↗](../../masquerade/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* What odd figures\![↗](../../masquerade/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") They must be returning from some masquerade.[↗](../../masquerade/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The good folks come probably from a masquerade\![↗](../../masquerade/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The thief masqueraded as a doctor.[↗](../../masquerade/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **mass** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Mass is the amount of matter in an object, measured in grams and kilograms.[↗](../../mass/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A mass is a large amount or lump of something without a clear shape.[↗](../../mass/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A mass of people or things is a large crowd or number.[↗](../../mass/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Masses of something (informal) means lots of it.[↗](../../mass/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* Mass is the main service in the Catholic church.[↗](../../mass/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* Mass (adjective) means involving very many people, like mass transport.[↗](../../mass/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The mass of the apple is 150 grams.[↗](../../mass/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Use the balance to find the mass of the stone.[↗](../../mass/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A mass of clouds covered the sky.[↗](../../mass/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · There were masses of people at the concert.[↗](../../mass/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Australia is a huge land mass.[↗](../../mass/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandma goes to Mass on Sunday.[↗](../../mass/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Factories make toys by mass production.[↗](../../mass/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · They could not pull their feet out of the sticky mass.[↗](../../mass/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Later cosmogonists, such as Ovid, represent it as the confused, shapless mass, out of which the universe was formed into a cosmos, or harmonious order.[↗](../../mass/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../mass/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · When the dust runneth into a mass, and the clods cleave fast together?[↗](../../mass/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.38.38, JPS 1917)[↗](../../mass/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **massachusetts** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A state in the north-east of the USA, in the region called New England; its capital and biggest city is Boston.[↗](../../massachusetts/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (history) The Massachusett were a Native American people of the area, and the state is named after them; the name is often explained as «near the great hill».[↗](../../massachusetts/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Boston is the capital of Massachusetts.[↗](../../massachusetts/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The Pilgrims landed in Massachusetts in 1620.[↗](../../massachusetts/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The Boston Tea Party happened in Massachusetts.[↗](../../massachusetts/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Harvard University is in Massachusetts.[↗](../../massachusetts/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Massachusetts is one of the six New England states.[↗](../../massachusetts/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · My pen pal lives in Massachusetts and loves snow.[↗](../../massachusetts/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Massachusetts is named after a Native American people.[↗](../../massachusetts/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **massacre** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A massacre is the cruel killing of many people who cannot defend themselves.[↗](../../massacre/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To massacre people is to kill many of them in this way.[↗](../../massacre/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (informal) In sport and games a massacre is a very heavy defeat: «It was a massacre: ten–nil!».[↗](../../massacre/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (informal) To massacre a song or a language means to perform it very badly.[↗](../../massacre/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The massacre is remembered every year with a minute of silence.[↗](../../massacre/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · History books tell of massacres in many wars.[↗](../../massacre/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Soldiers massacred the people of the village.[↗](../../massacre/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Our team lost twelve–nil; it was a massacre.[↗](../../massacre/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · (informal) Dad massacred that song at karaoke.[↗](../../massacre/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We learned how survivors told the story of the massacre.[↗](../../massacre/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Memorials help people remember victims of massacres.[↗](../../massacre/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · (informal) Sorry, I massacred the French pronunciation.[↗](../../massacre/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · It is no part of ours to describe what was a massacre rather than a fight.[↗](../../massacre/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **massage** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A massage is rubbing and pressing someone's body with your hands to relax the muscles or ease pain.[↗](../../massage/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To massage someone is to give them a massage.[↗](../../massage/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (informal, negative) To massage numbers or facts is to change them a little dishonestly to look better.[↗](../../massage/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Mum gave me a foot massage after the long walk.[↗](../../massage/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The physio massaged the footballer's leg.[↗](../../massage/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A massage can help tight muscles relax.[↗](../../massage/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She massaged cream into her hands.[↗](../../massage/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The boss massaged the figures to hide the loss.[↗](../../massage/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") (informal)[↗](../../massage/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The massage lasted 30 minutes and cost £25.[↗](../../massage/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad massaged his sore neck.[↗](../../massage/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **masseter** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (science) The strong muscle in each cheek that pulls the lower jaw up, so you can close your mouth and chew.[↗](../../masseter/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* For its size, it is one of the strongest muscles in the body.[↗](../../masseter/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The masseter helps you chew your food.[↗](../../masseter/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Clench your teeth and feel your masseter at the side of your face.[↗](../../masseter/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The masseter is a very strong muscle for its size.[↗](../../masseter/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Animals that chew a lot, like cows, have big masseters.[↗](../../masseter/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Grinding your teeth at night can make the masseter sore.[↗](../../masseter/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The dentist pressed on my masseter to check it.[↗](../../masseter/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **masseur** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A person whose job is to give massages: rubbing and pressing the muscles to help them relax or heal.[↗](../../masseur/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (old use) A male person who gives massages; a woman was called a masseuse.[↗](../../masseur/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The football team's masseur helped the player's sore leg.[↗](../../masseur/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · My mum saw a masseur for her bad back.[↗](../../masseur/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The masseur rubbed oil on the runner's calves.[↗](../../masseur/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A sports masseur travels with the team.[↗](../../masseur/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The masseur told him to drink more water.[↗](../../masseur/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She trained to be a masseur.[↗](../../masseur/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The spa has two masseurs.[↗](../../masseur/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **massive** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Massive means very big and heavy.[↗](../../massive/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Massive means very large in amount or degree, like a massive mistake.[↗](../../massive/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* In British and Australian slang, massive can mean very popular or important.[↗](../../massive/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A massive wave crashed onto the beach.[↗](../../massive/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The castle has massive stone walls.[↗](../../massive/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · There was a massive queue for the ride.[↗](../../massive/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Jupiter is a massive planet.[↗](../../massive/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We had a massive argument about the TV.[↗](../../massive/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A massive thank you to all our helpers\![↗](../../massive/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The tree trunk was massive.[↗](../../massive/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Some vessels, curiously formed of massive gold, had been brought home among the booty.[↗](../../massive/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Vedan and Javan traded with yarn for thy wares; massive iron, cassia, and calamus, were among thy merchandise.[↗](../../massive/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets EZK.27.19, JPS 1917)[↗](../../massive/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **mast** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A mast is a tall pole on a boat that holds the sails.[↗](../../mast/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A mast is a tall pole or tower that holds a flag, an aerial or radio and phone equipment.[↗](../../mast/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The sailors raised the sail up the mast.[↗](../../mast/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A seagull sat on top of the mast.[↗](../../mast/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The flag was flying at half mast.[↗](../../mast/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A new phone mast was built on the hill.[↗](../../mast/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The storm broke the ship's mast.[↗](../../mast/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The lookout climbed to the top of the mast.[↗](../../mast/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · She could see the men clinging to the masts.[↗](../../mast/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Of cypress-trees from Senir have they fashioned all thy planks; they have taken cedars from Lebanon to make masts for thee.[↗](../../mast/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets EZK.27.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../mast/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down in the midst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast.[↗](../../mast/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.23.34, JPS 1917)[↗](../../mast/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Thy tacklings are loosed; they do not hold the stand of their mast, they do not spread the sail; then is the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame take the prey.[↗](../../mast/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.33.23, JPS 1917)[↗](../../mast/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **master** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A man who has control over people, animals or a place: «the dog obeyed its master».[↗](../../master/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A person who is very skilled at something: «a chess master», «a master chef».[↗](../../master/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (verb) To learn something until you can do it very well: «master your times tables».[↗](../../master/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (verb) To control a feeling: «master your fear».[↗](../../master/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* (UK, old-fashioned) A male teacher in a school: «the maths master».[↗](../../master/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* (adjective) Main or most important: «the master bedroom», «the master copy».[↗](../../master/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 7:* A university degree after the first one: «a master's degree».[↗](../../master/#m7 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 8:* (history) A person who owned enslaved people or employed servants.[↗](../../master/#m8 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 9:* (old, polite) A title for a boy: «Master Tom Smith».[↗](../../master/#m9 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Once you master riding a bike, you never forget.[↗](../../master/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The dog sat at its master's feet.[↗](../../master/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · It took me weeks to master the seven times table.[↗](../../master/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Our new teacher is a chess master.[↗](../../master/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The caretaker has a master key that opens every room.[↗](../../master/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She tried to master her fear of heights.[↗](../../master/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The villain had a master plan to steal the crown.[↗](../../master/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The letter was addressed to «Master James Brown».[↗](../../master/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · In old schools the boys called their teachers «sir» or «master».[↗](../../master/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · The museum has paintings by the old masters.[↗](../../master/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · "Master, I obey," said the genie.[↗](../../master/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And I said unto my master: Peradventure the woman will not follow me.[↗](../../master/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.24.39, JPS 1917)[↗](../../master/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · And she laid up his garment by her, until his master came home.[↗](../../master/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.39.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../master/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · Thou shalt not deliver unto his master a bondman that is escaped from his master unto thee; (Torah DEU.23.15, JPS 1917)[↗](../../master/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · But he went in, and stood before his master.[↗](../../master/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 2KI.5.25, JPS 1917)[↗](../../master/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") · And his servant said unto him: 'Alas, my master! how shall we do?'[↗](../../master/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 2KI.6.15, JPS 1917)[↗](../../master/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") · As for My people, a babe is their master, and women rule over them.[↗](../../master/#x17 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.3.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../master/#x17 "tree and pragmatics") **mastered** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Learned something completely so that you can do it well: she has mastered long division.[↗](../../mastered/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Got control over a feeling or difficulty: he mastered his fear.[↗](../../mastered/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (music) Made the final version of a recording.[↗](../../mastered/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Mastered can also mean defeated or overpowered in a fight.[↗](../../mastered/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I have finally mastered riding my bike.[↗](../../mastered/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Once you have mastered adding, you can learn multiplying.[↗](../../mastered/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She mastered the piano piece after weeks of practice.[↗](../../mastered/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He mastered his fear of the dark.[↗](../../mastered/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Our class has mastered the five times table.[↗](../../mastered/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The puppy mastered «sit» in one day.[↗](../../mastered/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · It took me ages, but I mastered the backflip.[↗](../../mastered/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The song was mastered in a big studio.[↗](../../mastered/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Snati immediately sprang upon him, and Ring assisted in the attack, and after a hard struggle they mastered him a second time.[↗](../../mastered/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **masterful** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Showing great skill: «a masterful performance».[↗](../../masterful/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Strong, sure and in control, liking to give orders: «a masterful manner».[↗](../../masterful/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The pianist gave a masterful performance.[↗](../../masterful/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Badger spoke in a masterful voice and Toad obeyed.[↗](../../masterful/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She scored a masterful goal.[↗](../../masterful/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The captain had a masterful way of giving orders.[↗](../../masterful/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The book is a masterful story of friendship.[↗](../../masterful/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Toad imagined himself a masterful motorist.[↗](../../masterful/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **mastering** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Mastering a skill or subject means learning it completely and becoming really good at it.[↗](../../mastering/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Mastering a feeling means getting control of it («mastering his fear»).[↗](../../mastering/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (music) Mastering is the last stage of making a recording, when the sound is balanced and made ready to sell or stream.[↗](../../mastering/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She is mastering the 7 times table.[↗](../../mastering/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Mastering a new language takes years.[↗](../../mastering/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He is mastering his fear of heights.[↗](../../mastering/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Mastering the piano needs daily practice.[↗](../../mastering/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We are mastering long division this term.[↗](../../mastering/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The band's song is in the mastering stage.[↗](../../mastering/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Mastering a skateboard trick takes lots of falls.[↗](../../mastering/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · He spoke to her then, mastering his heart to do it.[↗](../../mastering/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **masterless** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Masterless means having no master or owner.[↗](../../masterless/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I will revisit my lost loves and playmates, masterless\![↗](../../masterless/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The dog wandered the lanes, masterless and hungry.[↗](../../masterless/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The horse ran free, masterless on the hill.[↗](../../masterless/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **masterly** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Masterly means done with great skill and cleverness.[↗](../../masterly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Nowhere could pipes be found as fine as his, or played in so masterly a manner.[↗](../../masterly/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Her masterly drawing won the prize.[↗](../../masterly/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The editor's masterly work pleased everyone.[↗](../../masterly/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **mastermind** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A very clever person who plans something difficult, especially the person who plans a crime or a big scheme.[↗](../../mastermind/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (verb) To plan and organise something difficult and clever.[↗](../../mastermind/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (UK) Mastermind is a famous TV quiz show with a black chair.[↗](../../mastermind/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The detective finally caught the mastermind behind the robbery.[↗](../../mastermind/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Badger masterminded the attack on Toad Hall.[↗](../../mastermind/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · My sister masterminded a surprise party for Mum.[↗](../../mastermind/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Who is the mastermind behind this clever trick?[↗](../../mastermind/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She is a maths mastermind.[↗](../../mastermind/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The mastermind of the plan stayed hidden in the shadows.[↗](../../mastermind/#x6 "tree and 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