(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ is a piece of cloth or other material, which you wear over your face so that people cannot see who you are, or so that you look like someone or something else.
The gunman, whose ~ had slipped, fled.
...actors wearing ~s.
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2.
A ~ is a piece of cloth or other material that you wear over all or part of your face to protect you from germs or harmful substances.
You must wear goggles and a ~ that will protect you against the fumes...
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3.
If you describe someone’s behaviour as a ~, you mean that they do not show their real feelings or character.
His ~ of detachment cracked, and she saw for an instant an angry and violent man.
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4.
A ~ is a thick cream or paste made of various substances, which you spread over your face and leave for some time in order to improve your skin.
This ~ leaves your complexion feeling soft and supple.
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5.
If you ~ your feelings, you deliberately do not show them in your behaviour, so that people cannot know what you really feel.
Dena lit a cigarette, trying to ~ her agitation.
= conceal, hide
VERB: V n
6.
If one thing ~s another, it prevents people from noticing or recognizing the other thing.
Too much salt ~s the true flavour of the food...
VERB: V n
7.
see also death ~ , gas ~ , oxygen ~