Clues for the word "MASK"

We've had 159 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 240 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Mirror Daily crossword on June 14, 2026.

Definition of mask

n. - A cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection; as, a dancer's mask; a fencer's mask; a ball player's mask.
n. - That which disguises; a pretext or subterfuge.
n. - A festive entertainment of dancing or other diversions, where all wear masks; a masquerade; hence, a revel; a frolic; a delusive show.
n. - A dramatic performance, formerly in vogue, in which the actors wore masks and represented mythical or allegorical characters.
n. - A grotesque head or face, used to adorn keystones and other prominent parts, to spout water in fountains, and the like; -- called also mascaron.
n. - In a permanent fortification, a redoubt which protects the caponiere.
n. - A screen for a battery.
n. - The lower lip of the larva of a dragon fly, modified so as to form a prehensile organ.
v. t. - To cover, as the face, by way of concealment or defense against injury; to conceal with a mask or visor.
v. t. - To disguise; to cover; to hide.
v. t. - To conceal; also, to intervene in the line of.
v. t. - To cover or keep in check; as, to mask a body of troops or a fortess by a superior force, while some hostile evolution is being carried out.
v. i. - To take part as a masker in a masquerade.
v. i. - To wear a mask; to be disguised in any way.