Open Dictionary
mouse here to listen, click to choose/add more
Location: USA
Source: Learn That Word
Profile URL: www.learnthat.org

Are you a native English speaker? How do you pronounce this word?

Thank you for contributing!
upload mp3 file or record now it's easy, promised!

{%type%} Definitions

WordNet 3.0Copyright Princeton University
{%wordnet%}
Definitions.net
{%definitions_com%}

Videos

Short "hint"

n. - The act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it; Scenery used to block the audience's view of parts of the stage that should not be seen;

edit
Usage examples (40)
  • He studied auditory masking by pure tones
  • The chocolate does a great job in masking/integrating the coffee taste.
  • Q's dark eyes were playful, twinkling, their expression masking a deadly earnestness.
  • Subnet masking is easy to understand if you use binary notation instead of dotted decimal.
...click for more
Tutoring comment


Tutoring comment not yet available...

add more
The Open Dictionary of English is a collaborative project, based on Open Source materials, LearnThat resources, and partner APIs.
We give special thanks to our LearnThat volunteers, as well as Princeton University and Wiktionary for their Open Source word data. We're also grateful for the support given by Google, Wordnik.com, Dictionary.com, Stands4.com and YouTube, OEDILF.com, Kylescholz.com, Best-Practice.com, Forvo.com, as well as the generous Creative Commons community.