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mast
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- pronunciation:
- maest
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a long upright pole that rises from the bottom of a sailboat or ship to support the sails and lines.
The old sailing ships had three or more tall, wooden masts.
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| definition 2: |
a tall, upright pole, such as those on which flags are flown.
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| related words: |
boom |
adjective + (n.)mast
adolescent, bare, broken, complete, creaking, hollow, main, modified, mooring, rigid, shattered, soft, solar, swaying, tall, waving, wide, wooden
verb + (n.)mast
billow, climb, cling, clutch, creak, fasten, fix, flutter, fly, hang, hoist, house, knock, lash, lower, perch, repair, swing, tie
(n.)mast
+ verb
bear, bore, carry, crash, extend, float, race, release, rig, sail, sink, snap, step, sway
noun + (n.)mast
acorn,
alcoholism,
aluminum,
anchor,
antenna,
bamboo,
base,
captain,
carbon,
craft,
dish,
flag,
forest,
hull,
inch,
keel,
length,
oar,
radar,
radio,
release,
sailboat,
screening,
shadow,
signal,
spruce,
top,
vessel
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| derivations: |
mastless (adj.), mastlike (adj.) |
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