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mask
A	noun
	1	mask
			activity that tries to conceal something; "no mask could conceal his ignorance"; "they moved in under a mask of friendship"
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚activity ╚concealment; concealing; hiding ╚mask
	2	mask
			a covering to disguise or conceal the face
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚artifact; artefact ╚covering ╚mask ╚false face ╚domino; half mask; eye mask
	3	mask
			a protective covering worn over the face
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚artifact; artefact ╚covering ╚protective covering; protective cover; protection ╚mask ╚welder's mask ╚gasmask; respirator; gas helmet ╚face mask
	4	masquerade, masque, mask
			a party of guests wearing costumes and masks
		Category Tree: group; grouping ╚social group ╚gathering; assemblage ╚social gathering; social affair ╚party ╚masquerade, masque, mask ╚masked ball; masquerade ball; fancy-dress ball
B	verb
	1	mask
			put a mask on or cover with a mask; "Mask the children for Halloween"
		Category Tree: cover ╚mask
	2	mask, block out
			shield from light
		Category Tree: cover ╚mask, block out
	3	mask
			cover with a sauce; "mask the meat"
		Category Tree: cover ╚mask
	4	dissemble, cloak, mask
			hide under a false appearance; "He masked his disappointment"
		Category Tree: hide; conceal ╚disguise ╚dissemble, cloak, mask

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