| Sounds | mae'ster | |
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| Rhymes | abductor ... zoster: 649 rhymes with ter... | |
| Meaning | Most important element. | |
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| Synonyms | chief, main, primary, principal | |
| Broader | important, of import | Of great significance / significance or value |
| Spanish | primordial, principal | |
| Catalan | primordial, principal | |
| Meaning | An artist of consummate skill. | |
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| Synonym | maestro | |
| Narrower | old master | A great European painter prior to 19th century |
| Broader | artist, creative person | A person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination / imagination |
| Spanish | experto, maestra, maestro | |
| Catalan | mestra, mestre | |
| Adjectives | masterly | having or revealing supreme mastery or skill |
| Nouns | mastership | the position of master / master |
| Verbs | master | have a firm understanding or knowledge of |
| master | be or become completely proficient or skilled in | |
| Meaning | A person who has general authority over others. | |
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| Synonyms | overlord, lord | |
| Narrower | feudal lord, seigneur, seignior | A man of rank in the ancient regime |
| Broader | ruler, swayer | A person who rules or commands |
| Spanish | amo, señor | |
| Catalan | amo, mestre, senyor | |
| Nouns | mastership | the position of master / master |
| Verbs | master | have dominance or the power to defeat over |
| Meaning | A combatant who is able to defeat rivals. | |
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| Synonyms | victor, superior | |
| Narrower | conqueror, vanquisher | someone who is victorious by force of arms |
| Broader | combatant, battler, belligerent, fighter, scrapper | someone who fights (or is fighting) |
| Spanish | vencedor | |
| Catalan | vencedor | |
| Meaning | directs the work of others. | |
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| Narrower | postmaster | The person in charge of a post office |
| spymaster | someone who directs clandestine intelligence activities | |
| stationmaster, station agent | The person in charge of a railway station | |
| Broader | employer | A person or firm that employs workers |
| Spanish | jefa, jefe | |
| Catalan | cap | |
| Nouns | mastership | the position of master / master |
| Meaning | presiding officer of a school. | |
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| Synonyms | headmaster, schoolmaster | |
| Narrower | housemaster | teacher in charge of a school boardinghouse |
| Broader | principal, school principal, head teacher, head | The educator who has executive authority for a school |
| Spanish | director de escuela, director | |
| Catalan | director d'escola, director | |
| Nouns | mastership | the position of master / master |
| Meaning | An original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made. | |
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| Synonyms | master copy, original | |
| Broader | creation | An artifact that has been brought into existence by someone |
| Spanish | maestro, master, matriz, original | |
| Catalan | matriu, original | |
| Meaning | An officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship. | |
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| Synonyms | captain, sea captain, skipper | |
| Instances | Kidd, William Kidd, Captain Kidd | Scottish sea captain who was hired to protect British shipping in the Indian Ocean and then was accused / accused of piracy and hanged (1645-1701) |
| Broader | officer, ship's officer | A person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel |
| Spanish | capitana, capitán, patrona, patrón | |
| Catalan | capità, capitana, mestre, patró, patrona | |
| Nouns | mastership | the position of master / master |
| Meaning | someone who holds a master's degree from academic institution. | |
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| Broader | scholar, scholarly person, bookman, student | A learned person (especially in the humanities) |
| Spanish | máster | |
| Meaning | An authority qualified to teach apprentices. | |
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| Synonym | professional | |
| Narrower | past master | someone who was formerly a master |
| Broader | authority | An expert whose views are taken as definitive |
| Spanish | maestra, maestro, profesional | |
| Catalan | mestra, mestre, professional | |
| Adjectives | masterly | having or revealing supreme mastery or skill |
| Nouns | mastership | the position of master / master |
| Meaning | key that secures entrance everywhere. | |
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| Synonyms | passkey, passe-partout, master key | |
| Narrower | skeleton key | A passkey with much of the bit filed away so that it can open different locks |
| Broader | key | metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated |
| Spanish | llave maestra, maestra, passe-partout | |
| Catalan | clau mestra | |
| Meaning | Be or become completely proficient or skilled in. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "She mastered Japanese in less than two years" | |
| Synonym | get the hang | |
| Entails | drill, exercise, practice, practise | Learn by repetition |
| learn, larn, acquire | gain knowledge or skills | |
| Broader | know | know how to do or perform something |
| Catalan | dominar | |
| Nouns | master | an artist of consummate skill |
| mastering | becoming proficient in the use of something | |
| mastery | great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity | |
| Meaning | Get on top of; deal with successfully. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | overcome, get over, subdue, surmount | |
| Narrower | bulldog | Throw a steer by seizing the horns and twisting the neck, as in a rodeo |
| Broader | beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish | Come out better in a competition, race, or conflict |
| Spanish | derrotar, dominar, superar, vencer | |
| Catalan | dominar, superar, vèncer | |
| Meaning | Have dominance or the power to defeat over. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
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| Synonym | dominate | |
| Narrower | command | Be in command of |
| subjugate, subject | make subservient | |
| Broader | control, command | Exercise authoritative control or power over |
| Spanish | dominar | |
| Catalan | dominar | |
| Nouns | master | a person who has general authority over others |
| mastery | the act of mastering or subordinating someone | |
| mastery | power to dominate or defeat | |
| Meaning | Have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | control | |
| Entails | understand | know and comprehend the nature or meaning / meaning of |
| Narrower | cinch | Get a grip on |
| Broader | know | know how to do or perform something |
| Similar to | operate, control | Handle and cause to function |
| Spanish | controlar, dominar | |
| Catalan | controlar, dominar | |
| Nouns | master | an artist of consummate skill |
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