Master | |
1. n. Prefix to a boy's name or surname. | |
2. n. A religious teacher, often as an honorific title. | |
3. n. The title of the head of certain colleges and schools. | |
4. n. A master's degree. | |
5. n. A person holding a master's degree, as a title. | |
6. n. The title of the eldest son of a Scots lord e.g. the eldest son of Lord Forbes is known as the Master of Forbes | |
7. n. The owner of a slave, in some literature. | |
8. n. Someone who has control over something or someone. | |
9. n. The owner of an animal or slave. | |
10. n. (nautical) The captain of a merchant ship; a master mariner. | |
11. n. (dated) The head of a household. | |
12. n. Someone who employs others. | |
13. n. An expert at something. | |
Mark Twain was a master of fiction. | |
14. n. A tradesman who is qualified to teach apprentices. | |
15. n. (dated) A schoolmaster. | |
16. n. A skilled artist. | |
17. n. (dated) A man or a boy; mister. See Master. | |
18. n. A master's degree; a type of postgraduate degree, usually undertaken after a bachelor degree. | |
She has a master in psychology. | |
19. n. A person holding such a degree. | |
He is a master of marine biology. | |
20. n. The original of a document or of a recording. | |
The band couldn't find the master, so they re-recorded their tracks. | |
21. n. (film) The primary wide shot of a scene, into which the closeups will be edited later. | |
22. n. (legal) A parajudicial officer (such as a referee, an auditor, an examiner, or an assessor) specially appointed to help a court with its proceedings. | |
The case was tried by a master, who concluded that the plaintiffs were the equitable owners of the property.... | |
23. n. (engineering, computing) A device that is controlling other devices or is an authoritative source. | |
a master wheel | |
a master database | |
24. n. (freemasonry) A person holding an office of authority, especially the presiding officer. | |
25. n. (by extension) A person holding a similar office in other civic societies. | |
26. adj. Masterful. | |
27. adj. Main, principal or predominant. | |
28. adj. Highly skilled. | |
master batsman | |
29. adj. Original. | |
master copy | |
30. v. (intransitive) To be a master. | |
31. v. To become the master of; to subject to one's will, control, or authority; to conquer; to overpower; to subdue. | |
32. v. To learn to a high degree of proficiency. | |
It took her years to master the art of needlecraft. | |
33. v. (transitive, obsolete) To own; to posses. | |
34. v. (transitive, especially of a musical performance) To make a master copy of. | |
35. v. (intransitive, usually with in) To earn a Master's degree. | |
He mastered in English at the state college. | |
36. n. (nautical, in combination) A vessel having a specified number of masts. | |
a two-master | |