· the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it; "the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft"

Synonym(s): cover, covering, screening

Hypernym(s): concealment, concealing, hiding

· the blocking of one sensation resulting from the presence of another sensation; "he studied auditory masking by pure tones"

Hypernym(s): sensation, esthesis, aesthesis, sense_experience, sense_impression, sense_datum

· scenery used to block the audience's view of parts of the stage that should not be seen

Synonym(s): masking_piece

Hypernym(s): scenery, scene

· hide under a false appearance; "He masked his disappointment"

Synonym(s): dissemble, cloak

Hypernym(s): disguise, mask

· put a mask on or cover with a mask; "Mask the children for Halloween"

Hypernym(s): cover

Antonym(s): unmask

· make unrecognizable; "The herb masks the garlic taste"; "We disguised our faces before robbing the bank"

Synonym(s): disguise

Hypernym(s): hide, conceal

· cover with a sauce; "mask the meat"

Hypernym(s): cover

· shield from light

Synonym(s): block_out

Hypernym(s): cover