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master   (TTS Sound)

The noun master has 10 senses

• maestro, master -- (an artist of consummate skill; "a master of the violin"; "one of the old masters")


• overlord, master, lord -- (a person who has general authority over others)


• victor, master, superior -- (a combatant who is able to defeat rivals)


• master -- (directs the work of others)


• headmaster, schoolmaster, master -- (presiding officer of a school)


• master, master copy, original -- (an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made)


• master, captain, sea captain, skipper -- (an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship)


• master -- (someone who holds a master's degree from academic institution)


• master, professional -- (an authority qualified to teach apprentices)


• passkey, passe-partout, master key, master -- (key that secures entrance everywhere)

The 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")


• overcome, get over, subdue, surmount, master -- (get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness")


• dominate, master -- (have dominance or the power to defeat over; "Her pain completely mastered her"; "The methods can master the problems")


• master, control -- (have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of; "Do you control these data?")

The adj master has 1 sense

• chief, main, primary, principal, master -- (most important element; "the chief aim of living"; "the main doors were of solid glass"; "the principal rivers of America"; "the principal example"; "policemen were primary targets"; "the master bedroom"; "a master switch")