adjective
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Heavy; massive.
noun
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Someone who has control over something or someone.
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The owner of an animal or slave.
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The captain of a merchant ship; a master mariner.
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The head of a household.
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Someone who employs others.
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An expert at something.
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Mark Twain was a master of fiction.
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A tradesman who is qualified to teach apprentices.
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A schoolmaster.
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A skilled artist.
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A man or a boy; mister. See Master.
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A master's degree; a type of postgraduate degree, usually undertaken after a bachelor degree.
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She has a master in psychology.
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A person holding such a degree.
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He is a master of marine biology.
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The original of a document or of a recording.
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The band couldn't find the master, so they re-recorded their tracks.
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The primary wide shot of a scene, into which the closeups will be edited later.
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A parajudicial officer (such as a referee, an auditor, an examiner, or an assessor) specially appointed to help a court with its proceedings.
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The case was tried by a master, who concluded that the plaintiffs were the equitable owners of the property. [...]
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A device that is controlling other devices or is an authoritative source.
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a master database
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A person holding an office of authority, especially the presiding officer.
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(by extension) A person holding a similar office in other civic societies.
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(in combination) A vessel having a specified number of masts.
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a two-master
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Relenting; forbearance to cause or allow harm to another.
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She took mercy on him and quit embarrassing him.
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Forgiveness or compassion, especially toward those less fortunate.
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Have mercy on the poor and assist them if you can.
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A tendency toward forgiveness, pity, or compassion.
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Mercy is one of his many virtues.
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Instances of forbearance or forgiveness.
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Psalms 40:11 Do not withhold Your tender mercies from me, O Lord
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A blessing; something to be thankful for.
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It was a mercy that we were not inside when the roof collapsed