(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
A servant’s ~ is the man that he or she works for.
My ~ ordered me not to deliver the message except in private...
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2.
A dog’s ~ is the man or boy who owns it.
The dog yelped excitedly when his ~ opened a desk drawer and produced his leash.
N-COUNT: usu poss N
3.
If you say that someone is a ~ of a particular activity, you mean that they are extremely skilled at it.
They appear ~s in the art of making regulations work their way.
N-COUNT: usu N of/at/in n/-ing
see also past ~
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Master is also an adjective.
...a ~ craftsman.
...a ~ criminal.
ADJ: ADJ n
4.
If you are ~ of a situation, you have complete control over it.
Jackson remained calm and always ~ of his passions...
N-VAR: usu N of n
5.
If you ~ something, you learn how to do it properly or you succeed in understanding it completely.
Duff soon ~ed the skills of radio production...
Students are expected to ~ a second language.
VERB: V n, V n
6.
If you ~ a difficult situation, you succeed in controlling it.
When you have ~ed one situation you have to go on to the next...
VERB: V n
7.
A famous male painter of the past is often called a ~.
...a portrait by the Dutch ~, Vincent Van Gogh.
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see also old ~
8.
A ~ copy of something such as a film or a tape recording is an original copy that can be used to produce other copies.
Keep one as a ~ copy for your own reference and circulate the others.
ADJ: ADJ n
9.
A ~’s degree can be referred to as a ~’s.
I’ve a ~’s in economics.
N-SING