Mast Synonyms & Definitions

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• MastDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (n.) A pole, or long, strong, round piece of timber, or spar, set upright in a boat or vessel, to sustain the sails, yards, rigging, etc. A mast may also consist of several pieces of timber united by iron bands, or of a hollow pillar of iron or steel.
2. (n.) The vertical post of a derrick or crane.
3. (n.) The fruit of the oak and beech, or other forest trees; nuts; acorns.
4. (v. t.) To furnish with a mast or masts; to put the masts of in position; as, to mast a ship.
5. (n.) A spar or strut to which tie wires or guys are attached for stiffening purposes.

• MastaxDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (n.) The lore of a bird.
2. (n.) The pharynx of a rotifer. It usually contains four horny pieces. The two central ones form the incus, against which the mallei, or lateral ones, work so as to crush the food.

• MasterwortDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (n.) The Astrantia major, a European umbelliferous plant with a showy colored involucre.
2. (n.) Improperly, the cow parsnip (Heracleum lanatum).
3. (n.) A tall and coarse European umbelliferous plant (Peucedanum Ostruthium, formerly Imperatoria).