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MAST

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A vertical spar for supporting sails

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("mast" is a kind of...):

spar (a stout rounded pole of wood or metal used to support rigging)

Meronyms (parts of "mast"):

masthead (the head or top of a mast)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mast"):

foremast (the mast nearest the bow in vessels with two or more masts)

jigger; jiggermast (any small mast on a sailing vessel; especially the mizzenmast of a yawl)

jury mast (a temporary mast to replace one that has broken off)

mainmast (the chief mast of a sailing vessel with two or more masts)

mizen; mizenmast; mizzen; mizzenmast (third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more masts; the after and shorter mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy)

topmast (the mast next above a lower mast and topmost in a fore-and-aft rig)

Holonyms ("mast" is a part of...):

sailing ship; sailing vessel (a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Any sturdy upright pole

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("mast" is a kind of...):

pole (a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Nuts of forest trees used as feed for swine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("mast" is a kind of...):

feed; provender (food for domestic livestock)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Nuts of forest trees (as beechnuts and acorns) accumulated on the ground

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("mast" is a kind of...):

nut (usually large hard-shelled seed)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb mast

Credits

 Context examples: 

There is no evidence of mast cell leukemia or clonal hematologic malignancy.

(Aggressive Systemic Mastocytosis, NCI Thesaurus)

A localized tumor consisting of mature mast cells. (WHO, 2001) — 2003

(Extracutaneous Mastocytoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A dual action selective histamine H1 receptor antagonist and mast cell stabilizer with anti-allergic activity.

(Olopatadine, NCI Thesaurus)

Do I look like a man before the mast?

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

This prevents mast cell degranulation, resulting in mast cell stabilization and inhibition of the release of inflammatory mediators, such as histamine and leukotrienes, which are involved in the allergic process.

(Pemirolast, NCI Thesaurus)

The hydrochloride salt form of olopatadine, a dual action selective histamine H1 receptor antagonist and mast cell stabilizer with anti-allergic activity.

(Olopatadine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

This prevents mast cell degranulation, resulting in mast cell stabilization and inhibition of the release of inflammatory mediators, histamine and leukotrienes, which are involved in the allergic process.

(Pemirolast Potassium, NCI Thesaurus)

In addition, elevated levels of cAMP inhibit release of inflammatory mediators from mast cells.

(Pirbuterol Acetate, NCI Thesaurus)

I saw that she was parting in the middle, and that the life of the solitary man upon the mast hung by a thread.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

Increased intracellular cAMP levels cause relaxation of bronchial smooth muscle and lead to an inhibition of release of inflammatory mediators from mast cells.

(Arformoterol Tartrate, NCI Thesaurus)