masked

[US]/mɑːskt/
[UK]/mæskt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. wearing a mask; disguised
v. to wear a mask; to disguise; to make unclear.

Phrases & Collocations

wearing a mask

masked ball

masked robber

Example Sentences

a gang of masked gunmen.

the poplars masked a factory.

very cleverly masked emotions.

ambition that is masked as altruism.

they were gunned down by masked snipers.

a masked raider held up the post office.

Undergrowth masked the entrance to the cave.

a masked raider wielding a handgun.

A smile masked his disappointment.

The thief masked his face with a stocking.

Her eyes were masked by huge round sunglasses.

folksy humor; a folksy style that masked a keen business mind.

her flawless public facade masked private despair.

his anger is masked by a pretence that all is well.

a man was shot twice as he fled from five masked youths.

an overtone of anger barely masked; praise with overtones of envy.

These pigs had acquired lungworm infestations presumably containing masked influenza virus under natural conditions.

and then a MAN goes in the night, with a hundred masked cowards at his back and lynches the rascal.

Real-world Examples

To protect them during the process, these areas are carefully masked with tape.

Source: Perspective Encyclopedia of Technology

Then he realized that their heads were hooded and their faces masked.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Some of them were still masked and hooded; others showed their faces.

Source: 7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Yet his exterior masked a well of trauma.

Source: Women Who Changed the World

Maybe the masked dating will make a difference.

Source: VOA Special November 2016 Collection

At midnight a masked man appears at the door.

Source: Zorro the Masked Hero

But Kublai's outward successes masked some deeper failures.

Source: Biography of Famous Historical Figures

All of them were hooded and masked.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

A masked man fired shots at the president's car.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book 2.

The moving blobs above you, you realize, are masked faces.

Source: If there is a if.

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