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mast

/mæst/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.52 in modern English

Syllables
mast
IPA
/mæst/
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tall, slim post or tower, usually tapering upward, used to support, for example, sails or observation platforms on a ship, the main rotor of a helicopter, flags, floodlights, meteorological instruments, or communications equipment, such as an aerial, usually supported by guy-wires (except in the case of a helicopter).

noun

A non-judicial punishment ("NJP"); a disciplinary hearing under which a commanding officer studies and disposes of cases involving those under his command.

verb

To supply and fit a mast to (a ship).

noun

The fruit of forest-trees (beech, oak, chestnut, pecan, etc.), especially if having fallen from the tree, used as fodder for pigs and other animals.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

To feed on forest seed or fruit.

verb

To produce a very large quantity of fruit or seed in certain years but not others.

noun

The anabolic steroid drostanolone propionate, also known as Masteron

Slang; Uncountable

noun

A type of heavy cue, with the broad end of which one strikes the ball.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English mast, from Old English mæst (“mast”), from Proto-West Germanic *mast, from Proto-Germanic *mastaz (“mast, sail-pole”), from Proto-Indo-European *mazdos (“pole, mast”). Cognate with Dutch mast, German Mast, and via Indo-European with Latin mālus, Russian мост (most, “bridge”), Irish adhmad.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: mast, mæst, *mast, *mastaz, *mazdos, -

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /mæst/
  • British English: /mɑːst/

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Food, Military.

Inflected Forms

masts (plural) masts (present, singular) masting (participle, present) masted (participle, past) masted (past)

Derived Forms

foremast jiggermast mack mainmast masthead masthouse mastless mastlike mastman mastrope mastspore mastwood

Phrases

admiral's mast before the mast captain's mast flag mast half-mast jury mast lash oneself to the mast mast bumping

Frequently Paired Words

boom column crow's nest flagpole pole pylon spar top

Synonyms

PASG

Homonyms

massed (/mæst/) massed

Rhymes With

last past fast passed cast vast blast surpassed caste harassed classed amassed

Questions

How do you pronounce mast?
The recorded pronunciation is /mæst/.
What does mast mean?
A tall, slim post or tower, usually tapering upward, used to support, for example, sails or observation platforms on a ship, the main rotor of a helicopter, flags, floodlights, meteorological instruments, or communications equipment, such as an aerial, usually supported by guy-wires (except in the case of a helicopter).
Where does mast come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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