Definition: 1. A covering to disguise or conceal the face. 2. Activity that tries to conceal something. 3. A party of guests wearing costumes and masks. 4. A protective covering worn over the face. 5. Hide under a false appearance. 6. Put a mask on or cover with a mask. 7. Cover with a sauce. 8. Shield from light.
Use 'mask' in a sentence:
1. She whipped the mask off her face.
2. Her face was a cold blank mask.
3. You must wear goggles and a mask that will protect you against the fumes.
4. Diane lit a cigarette, trying to mask her agitation.
5. The bank robber wears a stocking mask.
6. Masked robbers broke in and made off with$ 8,000.
7. He tackled a masked intruder at his home.
8. "Gently rub the inside of an avocado peel on your face," says Morgan, "and leave the residue on for about 20 minutes for a moisturizing mask."
9. She often masks her true feelings with smile.
10. The healthy trade figures mask a much gloomier picture.
11. Dina lit a cigarette, trying to mask her agitation.
12. Trooper Onozuki, wearing mask and armor, sits in the other doorway, leaning on the sling of the door-gun.
13. Masked robbers broke in, tied him up, and made off with$ 8,000.
14. A thick grey cloud masked the sun.
15. She sipped at the glass, trying to mask her agitation.
16. All the people out of the door, wearing a mask, a hat, and gloves.
17. The King took a fancy to ordering disguises and masks.
18. We tore from them the mask of democracy.
19. I just heard the bank where Dora works was robbed by a gunman wearing a mask.
20. The robbers were wearing stocking masks.
21. But as with other charitable bodies, these figures mask the true picture.
22. Get that mask off.
23. The mask is formed of a gold-platinum alloy inset with emeralds and other gems.
24. Too much salt masks the true flavour of the food.
25. They have gone the route, in many cases, of just big — big bowls, big statues, big masks, big everything.
26. Do you remember the rubber band on the back of that mask?
27. No matter how many times you have seen images of the golden mask of boyking Tutankhamen, come face to face with it in Egypt's Cairo museum, and you will suck in your breath.
28. The mask is left on for about 15 minutes while it sets to a rubbery texture.
29. She says nothing after this encounter, remaining silent or speechless for the rest of the mask, but Milton clearly finds, I think, something threatening here.
30. Too much salt will mask the true flavour of the food.
31. Batman must take off his mask.
32. I painted a mask.
33. Because cilantro is used in a variety of cuisines around the world to mask smells, as well as to add distinctive flavors.
34. Not only does the GDP mask this erosion, it can actually portray it as an economic gain: an oil spill off a coastal region "adds" to the GDP because it generates commercial activity.
35. One method is invasive ventilation. A second method involves blowing oxygen into the lungs through a mask.
36. She was muzzled with an oxygen mask and tethered to an IV.
37. Kate realized that the previous hard look on Maggie's face had been a mask.
38. Water had fogged his diving mask and he couldn't remember how to clear it.
39. This is the kind of kite that has a wooden mask at the top of the frame—it's a mask of a human head—and you can clearly see it bas a tattoo and also a set of teeth.
40. He displays fire fighters' equipment, including the oxygen mask, which he encourages his listeners to play with and put on.
41. Would you please take off that mask?
42. She masked her anger with a smile.
43. The workers wear masks to avoid inhaling the dust.
44. Dust masks are graded according to the protection they offer.
45. He longed to throw off the mask of respectability.
46. The gunman, whose mask had slipped, fled.
47. This mask leaves your complexion feeling soft and supple.
48. Increasingly, this apparent diversity is becoming a mask for a new type of conformity.
49. The kids were all wearing animal masks.
50. Two alleged collaborators were shot dead by masked activists.
51. She wore a surgical mask and rubber gloves while she worked with the samples.
52. His mask of detachment cracked, and she saw for an instant an angry and violent man.
