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Overview of noun mast

      »   The noun mast has 4 meanings (first 1 from tagged texts)

• mast -- (a Vertical1.) Vertical -- (something that is oriented vertically)
  
  2.) Upright, vertical -- (a vertical structural member as a post or stake; "the ball sailed between the uprights")
  
  vertical spar for Supporting1.) Support, supporting -- (the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening; "he leaned against the wall for support")
  
  1.) Support, back up -- (give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to; "She supported him during the illness"; "Her children always backed her up")
  
  supporting sails)

• mast -- (Nuts1.) Nut -- (usually large hard-shelled seed)
  
  2.) Nut -- (Egyptian goddess of the sky)
  
  nuts of Forest1.) Forest, wood, woods -- (the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area)
  
  2.) Forest, woodland, timberland, timber -- (land that is covered with trees and shrubs)
  
  forest trees (as Beechnuts1.) Beechnut -- (small sweet triangular nut of any of various beech trees)
  
  beechnuts and Acorns1.) Acorn -- (fruit of the oak tree: a smooth thin-walled nut in a woody cup-shaped base)
  
  acorns) accumulated on the Ground1.) Land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma -- (the solid part of the earth's surface; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground")
  
  2.) Reason, ground -- (a rational motive for a belief or action; "the reason that war was declared"; "the grounds for their declaration")
  
  ground; used Especially1.) Particularly, peculiarly, especially, specially -- (to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common; "he was particularly fussy about spelling"; "a particularly gruesome attack"; "under peculiarly tragic circumstances"; "an especially (or specially) cautious approach to the danger")
  
  2.) Specially, especially -- (in a special manner; "a specially arranged dinner")
  
  especially as Food1.) Food, nutrient -- (any substance that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue)
  
  2.) Food, solid food -- (any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment; "food and drink")
  
  food for swine)

• mast -- (Nuts1.) Nut -- (usually large hard-shelled seed)
  
  2.) Nut -- (Egyptian goddess of the sky)
  
  nuts of Forest1.) Forest, wood, woods -- (the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area)
  
  2.) Forest, woodland, timberland, timber -- (land that is covered with trees and shrubs)
  
  forest trees Used1.) Use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ -- (put into service; make work or employ (something) for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer")
  
  2.) Use, habituate -- (take or consume (regularly or habitually); "She uses drugs rarely")
  
  used as Feed1.) Feed, provender -- (food for domestic livestock)
  
  1.) Feed -- (provide as food; "Feed the guests the nuts")
  
  feed for swine)

• mast -- (any Sturdy1.) Hardy, stalwart, stout, sturdy -- (having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships; "hardy explorers of northern Canada"; "proud of her tall stalwart son"; "stout seamen"; "sturdy young athletes")
  
  2.) Uncompromising, sturdy, inflexible -- (not making concessions; "took an uncompromising stance in the peace talks"; "uncompromising honesty")
  
  sturdy upright pole)

Related Terms - "Mast"

Meaning 1 of Mastmast

Spar1.) Spar -- (any of various nonmetallic minerals (calcite or feldspar) that are light in color and transparent or translucent and cleavable)

2.) Spar -- (a stout rounded pole of wood or metal used to support rigging)

Spar - Any of various nonmetallic minerals (calcite or feldspar) that are light in color and transparent or translucent and cleavable

• Boom1.) Boom, roar, roaring, thunder -- (a deep prolonged loud noise)
  
  2.) Boom -- (a state of economic prosperity)
  
  Boom - A deep prolonged loud noise

• Bowsprit1.) Bowsprit -- (a spar projecting from the bow of a vessel)
  
  Bowsprit - A spar projecting from the bow of a vessel

• Dolphin striker1.) Dolphin striker, martingale -- (spar under the bowsprit of a sailboat)
  
  Dolphin striker, Martingale1.) Martingale -- (a harness strap that connects the nose piece to the girth; prevents the horse from throwing back its head)
  
  2.) Dolphin striker, martingale -- (spar under the bowsprit of a sailboat)
  
  Martingale - Spar under the bowsprit of a sailboat

• Gaff1.) Gaff -- (a sharp metal spike or spur that is fastened to the leg of a gamecock)
  
  2.) Gaff -- (a spar rising aft from a Mast1.) Mast -- (a vertical spar for supporting sails)
  
  2.) Mast -- (nuts of forest trees (as beechnuts and acorns) accumulated on the ground; used especially as food for swine)
  
  Mast - A vertical spar for supporting sails to support the head of a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail)
  
  Gaff - A sharp metal spike or spur that is fastened to the leg of a gamecock

• Jibboom1.) Jibboom -- (a spar that extends the bowsprit)
  
  Jibboom - A spar that extends the bowsprit

• Mast1.) Mast -- (a vertical spar for supporting sails)
  
  2.) Mast -- (nuts of forest trees (as beechnuts and acorns) accumulated on the ground; used especially as food for swine)
  
  Mast - A vertical spar for supporting sails

• Sprit1.) Sprit -- (a light spar that crosses a fore-and-aft sail diagonally)
  
  Sprit - A light spar that crosses a fore-and-aft sail diagonally

• Yard1.) Yard, pace -- (a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride)
  
  2.) Yard, grounds, curtilage -- (the enclosed land around a house or other building; "it was a small house with almost no yard")
  
  Yard - A unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride

Meaning 2 of Mastmast nut

• Edible nut1.) Edible nut -- (a hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell)
  
  Edible nut - A hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell

• Cembra nut1.) Cembra nut, cedar nut -- (the seed of the Swiss pine)
  
  Cembra nut, Cedar nut1.) Cembra nut, cedar nut -- (the seed of the Swiss pine)
  
  Cedar nut - The seed of the Swiss pine

• Kola nut1.) Kola nut, cola nut -- (bitter brown seed containing caffein; source of cola extract)
  
  2.) Kola, kola nut, kola nut tree, goora nut, Cola acuminata -- (tree bearing large brown nuts containing e.g. caffeine; source of cola extract)
  
  Kola nut, Cola nut1.) Kola nut, cola nut -- (bitter brown seed containing caffein; source of cola extract)
  
  Cola nut - Bitter brown seed containing caffein; source of cola extract

• Mast1.) Mast -- (a vertical spar for supporting sails)
  
  2.) Mast -- (nuts of forest trees (as beechnuts and acorns) accumulated on the ground; used especially as food for swine)
  
  Mast - A vertical spar for supporting sails

• Palm nut1.) Palm nut, palm kernel -- (see o any oil palm)
  
  Palm nut, Palm kernel1.) Palm nut, palm kernel -- (see o any oil palm)
  
  Palm kernel - See o any oil palm

• Nutlet1.) Nutlet -- (a small nut)
  
  Nutlet - A small nut

Meaning 3 of Mastmast feed, provender

• Blood meal1.) Blood meal -- (the dried and powdered blood of animals)
  
  Blood meal - The dried and powdered blood of animals

• Corn gluten feed1.) Corn gluten feed -- (a feed consisting primarily of corn gluten)
  
  Corn gluten feed - A feed consisting primarily of corn gluten

• Cattle cake1.) Cattle cake -- (a concentrated feed for cattle; processed in the form of blocks or cakes)
  
  Cattle cake - A concentrated feed for cattle; processed in the form of blocks or cakes

• Creep feed1.) Creep feed -- (feed given to young animals isolated in a creep)
  
  Creep feed - Feed given to young animals isolated in a creep

• Fodder1.) Fodder -- (coarse food (especially for cattle and horses) composed of entire plants or the leaves and stalks of a cereal crop)
  
  1.) Fodder -- (give fodder (to domesticated animals))
  
  Fodder - Coarse food (especially for cattle and horses) composed of entire plants or the leaves and stalks of a cereal crop

• Feed grain1.) Feed grain -- (grain grown for cattle feed)
  
  Feed grain - Grain grown for cattle feed

• Eatage1.) Eatage, forage, pasture, pasturage, grass -- (animal food for browsing or grazing)
  
  Eatage, Forage1.) Eatage, forage, pasture, pasturage, grass -- (animal food for browsing or grazing)
  
  2.) Foraging, forage -- (the act of searching for food and provisions)
  
  Forage, Pasture1.) Pasture, pastureland, grazing land, lea, ley -- (a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock)
  
  2.) Eatage, forage, pasture, pasturage, grass -- (animal food for browsing or grazing)
  
  Pasture, Pasturage1.) Herbage, pasturage -- (succulent herbaceous vegetation of pasture land)
  
  2.) Eatage, forage, pasture, pasturage, grass -- (animal food for browsing or grazing)
  
  Pasturage, Grass1.) Grass -- (narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay)
  
  2.) Grass, Gunter Grass, Gunter Wilhelm Grass -- (German writer of novels and poetry and plays (born 1927))
  
  Grass - Animal food for browsing or grazing

• Silage1.) Silage, ensilage -- (fodder harvested while green and kept succulent by partial fermentation as in a silo)
  
  Silage, Ensilage1.) Silage, ensilage -- (fodder harvested while green and kept succulent by partial fermentation as in a silo)
  
  Ensilage - Fodder harvested while green and kept succulent by partial fermentation as in a silo

• Oil cake1.) Oil cake -- (mass of e.g. linseed or cottonseed or soybean from which the oil has been pressed; used as food for livestock)
  
  Oil cake - Mass of e.g. linseed or cottonseed or soybean from which the oil has been pressed; used as food for livestock

• Slop1.) Slop, slops, swill, pigswill, pigwash -- (wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk)
  
  2.) Slop, mire -- (deep soft mud in water or slush; "they waded through the slop")
  
  Slop, Slops1.) Slop, slops, swill, pigswill, pigwash -- (wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk)
  
  2.) Slops -- (cheap clothing (as formerly issued to sailors in Britain))
  
  Slops, Swill1.) Slop, slops, swill, pigswill, pigwash -- (wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk)
  
  1.) Slop, swill -- (feed pigs)
  
  Swill, Pigswill1.) Slop, slops, swill, pigswill, pigwash -- (wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk)
  
  Pigswill, Pigwash1.) Slop, slops, swill, pigswill, pigwash -- (wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk)
  
  Pigwash - Wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk

• Mash1.) Mash -- (a mixture of mashed malt grains and hot water; used in brewing)
  
  2.) Mash -- (mixture of ground animal feeds)
  
  Mash - A mixture of mashed malt grains and hot water; used in brewing

• Cud1.) Cud, rechewed food -- (food of a ruminant regurgitated to be chewed again)
  
  2.) Chew, chaw, cud, quid, plug, wad -- (a wad of something chewable as tobacco)
  
  Cud, Rechewed food1.) Cud, rechewed food -- (food of a ruminant regurgitated to be chewed again)
  
  Rechewed food - Food of a ruminant regurgitated to be chewed again

• Bird feed1.) Bird feed, bird food, birdseed -- (food given to birds; usually mixed seeds)
  
  Bird feed, Bird food1.) Bird feed, bird food, birdseed -- (food given to birds; usually mixed seeds)
  
  Bird food, Birdseed1.) Bird feed, bird food, birdseed -- (food given to birds; usually mixed seeds)
  
  Birdseed - Food given to birds; usually mixed seeds

• Petfood1.) Petfood, pet-food, pet food -- (food prepared for animal pets)
  
  Petfood, Pet-food1.) Petfood, pet-food, pet food -- (food prepared for animal pets)
  
  Pet-food, Pet food1.) Petfood, pet-food, pet food -- (food prepared for animal pets)
  
  Pet food - Food prepared for animal pets

• Mast1.) Mast -- (a vertical spar for supporting sails)
  
  2.) Mast -- (nuts of forest trees (as beechnuts and acorns) accumulated on the ground; used especially as food for swine)
  
  Mast - A vertical spar for supporting sails

• Fish meal1.) Fish meal -- (ground dried fish used as fertilizer and as feed for domestic livestock)
  
  Fish meal - Ground dried fish used as fertilizer and as feed for domestic livestock

Meaning 4 of Mastmast pole

• Barge pole1.) Barge pole -- (a long pole used to propel or guide a barge; "I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole")
  
  Barge pole - A long pole used to propel or guide a barge; "I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole"

• Boom1.) Boom, roar, roaring, thunder -- (a deep prolonged loud noise)
  
  2.) Boom -- (a state of economic prosperity)
  
  Boom, Microphone boom1.) Boom, microphone boom -- (a pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set)
  
  Microphone boom - A deep prolonged loud noise

• Caber1.) Caber -- (a heavy wooden pole (such as the trunk of a young fir) tossed as a test of strength (in the Highlands of northern Scotland))
  
  Caber - A heavy wooden pole (such as the trunk of a young fir) tossed as a test of strength (in the Highlands of northern Scotland)

• Clothes tree1.) Clothes tree, coat tree, coat stand -- (an upright pole with pegs or hooks on which to hang clothing)
  
  Clothes tree, Coat tree1.) Clothes tree, coat tree, coat stand -- (an upright pole with pegs or hooks on which to hang clothing)
  
  Coat tree, Coat stand1.) Clothes tree, coat tree, coat stand -- (an upright pole with pegs or hooks on which to hang clothing)
  
  Coat stand - An upright pole with pegs or hooks on which to hang clothing

• mast - no definition found

• Ski pole1.) Ski pole -- (a pole with metal points used as an aid in skiing)
  
  Ski pole - A pole with metal points used as an aid in skiing

• spar - no definition found

• Stilt1.) Pile, spile, piling, stilt -- (a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure)
  
  2.) Stilt -- (one of two stout poles with foot rests in the middle; used for walking high above the ground; "he was so tall I thought he was on stilts")
  
  Stilt - A column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure