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# mask

«mask» in Mova's school dictionary: **a covering you wear over your face or part of it, to hide…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a mask, masks); verb (mask, masks, masked, masking)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A mask is a covering you wear over your face or part of it, to hide who you are, to dress up, or to protect yourself. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mask/#m1)

2) A face mask is a covering over the nose and mouth to stop germs, dust or smoke getting in or out. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mask/#m2)

3) A mask can be a special breathing mask, like for diving or for oxygen. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mask/#m3)

4) To mask something means to hide or cover it, like masking a smell. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mask/#m4)

5) Masking tape is a paper tape used to cover edges when painting. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mask/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

Everyday: masks for Halloween, carnivals and plays; snorkel and diving masks; doctors and dentists wear masks to stop germs; masks protect against dust and smoke. Safety: on a plane, «put on your own oxygen mask before helping others». In stories, a masked person is often a hero or villain hiding their identity. Phrases: «wear a mask», «face mask», «oxygen mask», «snorkel mask», «masked», «masking tape».

### examples

- We made masks for the carnival. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mask/#x1)
- The doctor wore a mask over her nose and mouth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mask/#x2)
- Put on your own oxygen mask first. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mask/#x3)
- The superhero wore a black mask. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mask/#x4)
- I can see fish through my snorkel mask. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mask/#x5)
- Dad wore a dust mask while sanding the wood. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mask/#x6)
- The smell of paint was masked by the flowers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mask/#x7)
- Use masking tape so the paint stays in a straight line. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mask/#x8)
- The domino raised his mask, and it was George. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mask/#x9)

### note

Countable: «a mask, masks». Adjective: «masked» (wearing a mask). Do not mix up with «mast» (a tall pole on a ship). Masks should not cover a young child's face in a way that makes breathing hard.

### In the corpora

- [The black mask round a raccoon's eyes may reduce glare and help it see at night, though scientists are not completely sure.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/224-raccoons-opossums-and-skunks/7/)
- [The Greeks invented theatre, with comedies and tragedies performed in great open-air theatres by actors wearing masks.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/history/12-ancient-greece-democracy-olympics-myths-and-thinkers/14/)
- [The famous beaked plague doctor mask comes from a later plague in the 1600s, not from the Black Death.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/history/24-the-black-death-and-the-end-of-the-middle-ages/12/)
- [Masks catch some of the droplets that carry viruses and do not stop you getting enough oxygen.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/12-covid-and-staying-home/8/)
- [In 2020 and 2021 governments asked people to wear masks, keep apart and stay home to slow the spread before there were vaccines.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/12-covid-and-staying-home/9/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «mask» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mask/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.