Word Finder - mastering

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To be a master.

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To become the master of; to subject to one's will, control, or authority; to conquer; to overpower; to subdue.

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To learn to a high degree of proficiency.

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It took her years to master the art of needlecraft.

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To own; to possess.

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(especially of a musical performance) To make a master copy of.

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(usually with in) To earn a Master's degree.

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He mastered in English at the state college.

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Becoming professional in the use of something; having mastery of.

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The process by which an audio recording is mastered.

To remedy this, Murat and other general officers as well as minor agents were sent ahead and instructed to travel through South Germany in plain clothes with a view to collecting information and mastering the topography.

Van Helmont (1578-1644) was a man of noble family in Brussels, who, after mastering all other branches of learning as then understood, devoted himself with enthusiasm to medicine and chemistry.

The question of the mastering of this all-important lower waterway in the event of a contest with the Turks had indeed engaged the close attention of British naval and military experts some years earlier.

Chamberlain, the necessity of committing to memory two syllabaries, one of which has many variant forms, and at least two or three thousand Chinese ideographs, in forms standard and cursive ideographs, too, most of which are susceptible of three or four different readings according to circuinstance,add, further, that all these kinds of written symbols are apt to be encountered pell mell on the same page, and the task of mastering Japanese becomes almost Herculean.

During the first three or four years he spoke little, but devoted himself with assiduity to mastering parliamentary forms and the business of the house.

Schools of the Frankfort type take French as their only foreign language in the first three years of the course, and aim at achieving in six years as much as has been achieved by the Gymnasia in nine; and it is maintained that, in six years, they succeed in mastering a larger amount of Latin literature than was attempted a generation ago, even in the best Gymnasia of the old style.

The duke, as a conscientious Protestant, refused to marry his mistress according to the rites of her Church, and she, the chosen champion of its cause, agreed to be married to him, not merely by a Protestant but by one who before his conversion had been a Catholic bishop, and should therefore have been more hateful and contemptible in her eyes than any ordinary heretic, had not religion as well as policy, faith as well as reason, been absorbed or superseded by some more mastering passion or emotion.

Whether we look at his pure mathematical or at his physical researches we receive the same impression of Pascal; we see the strongest marks of a great original genius creating new ideas, and seizing upon, mastering, and pursuing farther everything that was fresh and unfamiliar in his time.

To say that the government deliberately adopted the Machiavellian policy of mastering the revolution by setting race against race would be to pay too high a compliment to its capacity.

His early life was occupied in mastering the curriculum of theology, jurisprudence, mathematics, medicine and philosophy, under the approved teachers of the time.

His French thesis for the doctorate of letters, Etude sur les pamphlets politiques et religieux de Milton (1848), showed that he was attracted towards foreign history, a study for which he soon qualified himself by mastering the Germanic and Scandinavian languages.

There he again spent nearly two years in mastering Sanskrit and the depths of Buddhist philosophy.

Each historian chooses his own epoch or century and his own subject, and spends his life mastering such traces of it as he can find.

While apprenticed to a cabinet-maker he picked up a Chinese grammar written in Latin, and after mastering the latter tongue made such good progress with the former, that in 1846 James Legge engaged him to superintend the London Missionary Society's press at Shanghai.

Only the want of ships had prevented the Mahommedans from mastering the town, and crossing the straits, and now this deficiency was supplied by the Christians themselves.

During testing I personally witnessed anglers who had never fished PVA before successfully mastering the technique in minutes resulting in bigger and better catches.

Over the summer of '92, Pip Dylan let his hands heal whilst mastering the five-string banjo.

Modern digital work stations are an absolute boon to the mastering process.

The mastering house never has to do anything too drastic.

By freezing frames and jumping to specific performances and explanations, mastering these tricks becomes elementary for everyone.

Rohan Music Studios From rock bands to radio jingles, mastering to wannabe pop stars or the next pop idol.

What seems certain, if this theory is adopted, is that they did at last accumulate to an extent which permitted of their mastering the former occupiers of the soil, who were probably in very scattered and defenceless communities.

I still found more difficulty in mastering problems in mathematics than I did in any other of my studies.

Drowsiness was irresistibly mastering him, but he kept awake by an excruciating pain in his arm, for which he could find no satisfactory position.

The Emperor with a rapid glance scanned Kutuzov from head to foot, frowned for an instant, but immediately mastering himself went up to the old man, extended his arms and embraced him.

In other words, is the form of Old Testament complaint unnecessary for linguistically mastering the theodicy problem today?

Mastering of orthography is important for appearing intelligent in daily written communication.

Soon you'll be mastering those exotic dishes with your secret ingredient - just a pinch of saffron.

If mastering runway makeup is on your to-do list, have an idea of how to apply various products and go from there.

For best results, pick you palette and spend a few days mastering your chosen technique.

The best way to start is by mastering the basics of general photography and camera operation, then moving on to the study of aesthetic theory accompanied by real world practice.

The trick to mastering this skill is to set your camera on a tripod.

Mastering macro photography is possible even if you shoot with a compact camera.

While mastering the art of photography may seem daunting, the rewards are priceless.

Mastering the art of nudist photographyis next to impossible if you cannot find cooperative subjects.

The French take pride in understanding the chemistry of food, and in mastering the difficult techniques that make for the best in food artistry.

If you find it difficult to learn through simply reading a written tutorial, video podcasts can be very helpful for mastering new scrapbooking techniques.

Each DVD is three hours long, but lessons are broken down into sections so you can take your time mastering each concept.

For a nominal fee you can pre-register for all kinds of classes, from Creating Pop-up Pages to Mastering 3D Sticker Art.

After mastering the basic snow plow, try to parallel ski to challenge yourself.

Mastering these skills will eventually help you master the mountain.

The right size skis are essential for mastering the sport.

Mastering the skills of holiday stress management allows you to enjoy the holidays without worry.

If he's the type to spend all of his spare moments playing computer games or mastering the newest Wii game, simply visit your local Game Stop for a list of items he can use.

Like wet embossing, it may take you several tries before mastering the technique.

When not performing, Efron enjoys many hobbies, including playing the piano, and is working on mastering the guitar.

However, you can also major in music business, education, mastering or production.

Overall, the easier it is to learn the music, the more proficient a player will become in learning new techniques and mastering new songs.

Keep an optimistic mind and you'll likely succeed at mastering your favorite pieces.

The notation is designed for the person who wants to spend less time learning theory and more time mastering her guitar.