Lexic.us

Definition of Mast

1. Noun. A vertical spar for supporting sails.

2. Noun. Nuts of forest trees (as beechnuts and acorns) accumulated on the ground.

3. Noun. Nuts of forest trees used as feed for swine.

4. Noun. Any sturdy upright pole.

Definition of Mast

1. n. The fruit of the oak and beech, or other forest trees; nuts; acorns.

2. 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.

3. v. t. To furnish with a mast or masts; to put the masts of in position; as, to mast a ship.

4. n. A spar or strut to which tie wires or guys are attached for stiffening purposes.

Definition of Mast

1. to provide with a mast (a long pole on a ship that supports the sails and rigging) [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mast

mass number mass peristalsis mass production mass rapid transit mass reflex mass screening mass spectrograph mass spectrograph mass spectrometer mass spectroscopic

mass spectroscopy mass spectrum mass stopping power MASS syndrome mass unit mast (current term) mastaba mastabah mastabahs mastabas

mastadenitis mastadenoma mastadenovirus mastalgia mastalgia mastatrophy mastauxe mastax mastectomies mastectomy

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