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Noun master has 10 senses
- maestro, master - an artist of consummate skill; "a master of the violin"; "one of the old masters"
--1 is a kind of poet; artist, creative person; poet; artist, creative person
--1 has particulars: old master
- overlord, master, lord - a person who has general authority over others
--2 is a kind of ruler, swayer; ruler, swayer
--2 has particulars: feudal lord, seigneur, seignior
- victor, master, superior - a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
--3 is a kind of combatant, battler, belligerent, fighter, scrapper; combatant, battler, belligerent, fighter, scrapper
--3 has particulars: conqueror, vanquisher
- master - directs the work of other
--4 is a kind of employer; employer
--4 has particulars: postmaster; spymaster; stationmaster, station agent
- headmaster, schoolmaster, master - presiding officer of a school
--5 is a kind of principal, school principal, head teacher, head; principal, school principal, head teacher, head
--5 has particulars: housemaster
- master, master copy, original - an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made
--6 is a kind of creation; creation
- master, captain, sea captain, skipper - an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship
--7 is a kind of officer, ship's officer; officer, ship's officer
--7 has particulars: Kidd, William Kidd, Captain Kidd
- master - someone who holds a master's degree from academic institution
--8 is a kind of scholar, scholarly person, student; scholar, scholarly person, student
- master, professional - an authority qualified to teach apprentices
--9 is a kind of authority; authority
--9 has particulars: past master
- passkey, passe-partout, master key, master - key that secures entrance everywhere
--10 is a kind of key; key
--10 has particulars: skeleton key
Verb master has 4 senses
- master, get the hang - be or become completely proficient or skilled in; "She mastered Japanese in less than two years"
--1 is one way to know
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- overcome, get over, subdue, surmount, master - get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness"
--2 is one way to get the better of, overcome, defeat
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- dominate, master - have dominance or the power to defeat over; "Her pain completely mastered her"; "The methods can master the problems"
--3 is one way to control, command
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
- master, control - have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of; "Do you control these data?"
--4 is one way to know
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
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