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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. Noun. A tall, slim post or tower, usually tapering upward, used to support, for examples, the sails on a ship, flags, floodlights, or communications equipment such as an aerial, usually supported by guy-wires. ¹

2. Verb. To supply and fit a mast to a ship ¹

3. Noun. The fruit of forest-trees (beech, oak, chestnut, pecan, etc.), especially if having fallen from the tree, used as fodder for pigs and other animals. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

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

mast (current term) mast- mast-cell mast cell mast cell leukaemia mast cells mast climbing mast leukocyte mast seeding mastaba

mastabah mastabahs mastabas mastadenitis mastadenoma

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