Apedia

Mask People Masked Thing Prevents Noticing Recognizing Thick

query
If one thing m____ another, it prevents people from noticing or recognizing the other thing.If one thing masks another, it prevents people from noticing or recognizing the other thing.
A thick grey cloud masked the sun.
Too much salt masks the true flavour of the food.
The healthy trade figures mask a much gloomier picture.
word mask
full-definition
noun
A mask is a piece of cloth or other material, which you wear over your face so that people cannot see who you are, or so that you look like someone or something else.
The gunman, whose mask had slipped, fled.
...actors wearing masks.
A mask is a piece of cloth or other material that you wear over all or part of your face to protect you from germs or harmful substances.
You must wear goggles and a mask that will protect you against the fumes.
She wore a surgical mask and rubber gloves while she worked with the samples.
If you describe someone's behaviour as a mask, you mean that they do not show their real feelings or character.
His mask of detachment cracked, and she saw for an instant an angry and violent man.
A mask is a thick cream or paste made of various substances, which you spread over your face and leave for some time in order to improve your skin.
This mask leaves your complexion feeling soft and supple.
verb
If you mask your feelings, you deliberately do not show them in your behaviour, so that people cannot know what you really feel .
Mr Straw has, in public at least, masked his disappointment.
If one thing masks another, it prevents people from noticing or recognizing the other thing.
A thick grey cloud masked the sun.
Too much salt masks the true flavour of the food.
The healthy trade figures mask a much gloomier picture.
inflections masksmaskingmasked
cefr-level C1

Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:c1

Learn with these flashcards. Click next, previous, or up to navigate to more flashcards for this subject.

Next card: Mask wear face protect piece cloth material part

Previous card: Married marry ceremony people legally priest official conducts

Up to card list: Oxford 5000 Word List ft. Collins (English)