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mast
1[ mast, mahst ]
noun
- Nautical.
- any of a number of individual spars composing such a structure, as a topmast supported on trestletrees at the head of a lower mast.
- any of various portions of a single spar that are beside particular sails, as a top-gallant mast and royal mast formed as a single spar.
- Also called pillar. the upright support of a jib crane.
- any upright pole, as a support for an aerial, a post in certain cranes, etc.
verb (used with object)
- to provide with a mast or masts.
mast
2[ mast, mahst ]
noun
- the fruit of the oak and beech or other forest trees, used as food for hogs and other animals.
mast-
3- variant of masto- before a vowel:
mastectomy.
mast-
1combining_form
- a variant of masto-
mast
2/ ³¾É‘˲õ³Ù /
noun
- nautical any vertical spar for supporting sails, rigging, flags, etc, above the deck of a vessel or any components of such a composite spar
- any sturdy upright pole used as a support
- Also calledcaptain's mast nautical a hearing conducted by the captain of a vessel into minor offences of the crew
- before the mastnautical as an apprentice seaman
verb
- tr nautical to equip with a mast or masts
mast
3/ ³¾É‘˲õ³Ù /
noun
- the fruit of forest trees, such as beech, oak, etc, used as food for pigs
Derived Forms
- ˈ³¾²¹²õ³Ù±ô±ð²õ²õ, adjective
- ˈ³¾²¹²õ³ÙËŒ±ô¾±°ì±ð, adjective
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- ³¾²¹²õ³Ù·±ô±ð²õ²õ adjective
- ³¾²¹²õ³Ù·±ô¾±°ì±ð adjective
- ³Ü²Ô·»å±ð°ù·³¾²¹²õ³Ù·±ð»å adjective
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of mast1
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of mast1
Origin of mast2
Idioms and Phrases
- before the mast, Nautical. as an unlicensed sailor:
He served several years before the mast.
More idioms and phrases containing mast
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Related 51³Ô¹Ïs
51³Ô¹Ïs That Use Mast-
What does mast- mean?
Mast- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “breast.†It is often used in medical terms, especially in anatomy and pathology.
Mast- comes from the Greek ³¾²¹²õ³Ùó²õ, meaning “breast.†The Latin-based analog to masto- is mammo-, from mamma, meaning “breast.â€
Mast- is a variant of masto-, which loses its -o– when combined with words or word elements beginning with vowels.
Want to know more? Read our 51³Ô¹Ïs That Use masto- article.
Examples of mast-
You may be familiar with the medical term mastectomy, “the operation of removing all or part of the breast or mamma.†The first part of the word, mast- means “breast,†as we’ve seen. The second part of the word, -ectomy, is a combining form meaning “excision.†Mastectomy literally translates to “breast removal.â€
What are some words that use or are related to the combining form mast-?
- mastadenoma
- mastalgia
- mastatrophy
- mastitis
- mastodynia
- mastoid (using the equivalent form of masto- in Greek)
- mastoiditis (based on mastoid)
What are some other forms that mast- may be commonly confused with?
The mast on a ship is unrelated to the combining form mast-, as are a number of other words that begin with the letters mast-, such as masticate. Chew over the origin of this word at our entry for it.
Also note that mast cells, from the German Mast (“fattening of animals for slaughterâ€), are not related to masto-. These cells give their name to such conditions as mastocytosis.
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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