| MAST | • mast n. (Nautical, communication, aviation) A tall, slim post or tower, usually tapering upward, used to support… • mast n. (Naval) A non-judicial punishment ("NJP"); a disciplinary hearing under which a commanding officer studies… • mast v. To supply and fit a mast to (a ship). |
| DEMAST | • demast v. (Transitive) To remove the mast from (a sailing ship) for storage. • demast v. (Transitive) To break the mast of (a sailing ship) in an accident. • DEMAST v. to remove the masts from, also DISMAST. |
| DISMAST | • dismast v. (Transitive, nautical) To break off the mast (of a ship), especially by gunfire. • DISMAST v. to remove the mast of, also DEMAST. |
| DURMAST | • durmast n. Alternative form of durmast oak, a species of tree. • DURMAST n. a Eurasian oak, which bears sessile acorns and grows chiefly on acid soils. |
| ONOMAST | • onomast n. A person who studies onomastics; a person who studies (proper) names. • ONOMAST n. a person who studies proper names, especially personal names. |
| TOPMAST | • topmast n. The highest mast in a fore-and-aft-rigged ship. • topmast n. The mast below the topgallant mast in a square-rigged ship. • TOPMAST n. a mast of a ship. |
| FOREMAST | • foremast n. (Nautical) The mast nearest the bow, on a ship with more than one mast; the second-tallest mast on a full-rigged ship. • fore-mast n. Alternative spelling of foremast. • FOREMAST n. the forward mast of a ship. |
| JURYMAST | • jurymast n. (Nautical) A temporary mast constructed when a vessel has been dismasted, usually in heavy weather. • jury␣mast n. (Nautical) A temporary mast, in place of one that has been carried away or broken. • jury␣mast n. (Medicine) An apparatus to support the trunk and head in cases of spinal disease. |
| MAINMAST | • mainmast n. (Nautical) The tallest mast of a sailing ship that has more than one mast; particularly a full-rigged ship. • main-mast n. Alternative spelling of mainmast. • MAINMAST n. the principal mast of a vessel. |
| OVERMAST | • overmast v. To furnish with a mast or masts overly tall or heavy. • OVERMAST v. to provide with too long masts. |
| AFTERMAST | • aftermast n. (Nautical) A mast located towards the stern of a ship. • AFTERMAST n. the mast nearest the stern. |
| BEECHMAST | • beechmast n. The mast or nuts of the beech tree. • beech␣mast n. The fruit or mast of the beech tree; beechnuts. • BEECHMAST n. the nuts of a beech tree. |
| MIZENMAST | • mizenmast n. Alternative spelling of mizzenmast. • MIZENMAST n. the mast aft or next aft of the mainmast in a ship, also MIZZENMAST. |
| NEUROMAST | • neuromast n. A cluster of ciliated and other neural cells that serves as a simple sensory organ in some fish and amphibians. • NEUROMAST n. a sensory cell in fish. |
| ROYALMAST | • royal␣mast n. (Nautical) The fourth and highest part of the mast from the deck, commonly made in one piece with the topgallant mast. • ROYALMAST n. the highest part of a mast. |
| JIGGERMAST | • jiggermast n. (Nautical) The fourth-tallest mast on a ship with more than three masts; particularly a full-rigged ship. • jigger-mast n. Alternative spelling of jiggermast. • jigger␣mast n. Alternative spelling of jiggermast. |
| MIZZENMAST | • mizzenmast n. (Nautical) The aftmost mast on a ship having three or more masts; the third-tallest mast on a full-rigged ship. • mizzenmast n. (Nautical) The second mast of a ship having two masts where the second one is shorter, such as a ketch or yawl. • mizzen-mast n. Alternative form of mizzenmast. |
| FORETOPMAST | • foretopmast n. (Nautical) The mast above the foretop. • FORETOPMAST n. the mast above the foretop platform. |
| GYNAECOMAST | • gynaecomast n. Alternative form of gynecomast. • gynæcomast n. Obsolete typography of gynaecomast. • GYNAECOMAST n. a man suffering from gynaecomastia. |
| MAINTOPMAST | • maintopmast n. (Nautical) The topmast of the mainmast. • MAINTOPMAST n. the mast next above the lower mainmast. |