Definition of masterbait
1. master [ n ] an artist of consummate skill
Examples:
"a master of the violin"
"one of the old masters"
(High Fidelity, 11:10...)
But Schnabel was a great teacher in_addition_to being a great performer , and the fact that four of the ten versions I listened to are by Schnabel pupils ( Clifford_Curzon , Frank_Glazer , Adrian_Aeschbacher , and Victor_Babin ) also sheds_light_on the master 's pedagogical skills .
Yet no detail was too small to receive attention from this master , and as a result the playing here has humor , delicacy , and radiant humanity .
(Clement Greenberg, "Collage" in his Art and...)
When we examine what each master says was his first collage we see that much the same thing happens in each .
In later collages of both masters , a variety of extraneous materials are used , sometimes in the same work , and almost always in_conjunction_with every other eye-deceiving and eye-undeceiving device they can think_of .
Synonyms master maestro Related Terms artist old_master2. master [ n ] a person who has general authority over others
Used in print:(Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)
The master of the house , his nourished face unrevealing , consented to postpone his departure a_few minutes to talk to the detective .
Synonyms master lord overlord Related Terms ruler feudal_lord dominate3. master [ v ] be or become completely proficient or skilled in
Examples:
"She mastered Japanese in less than two years"
(Musical America, LXXXI:5...)
That he mastered every aspect of his medium according_to his own great talents and contemporary judgments , is a good and solid symbol of his people under the tremendous pressures of proclaiming and practising the rigors of a new culture ; and perhaps of even greater significance - his music is strong 20_th Century evidence of the effectiveness of Evolution , based on a broad Traditionalism for the creative art of music .
(Jesse W. Grimes and Wesley Allinsmith, "Compuls...)
The child with high anxiety may first direct his anxiety released energy toward achievement , but because his distress severely reduces the abilities of discrimination and memorization of complex symbols , the child may fail in his initial attempts to master the problem .
Synonyms master get_the_hang Related Terms command mastering learn drill4. master [ v ] get on top of; deal with successfully
Examples:
"He overcame his shyness"
(Robert E. Lane, The Liberties of Wit: Humanism, Critici...)
I mean something more like Freud 's concept of the utility of `` play '' to a small child : he plays `` house '' or `` doctor '' or `` fireman '' as a way of mastering slightly frightening experiences , reliving them imaginatively until they are under control .
Synonyms overcome surmount master subdue get_over swim Related Terms overcome bulldog5. master [ n ] a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
Synonyms master victor superior Related Terms combatant conqueror6. master [ n ] directs the work of other
Used in print:(Irving Stone, The Agony and the Ecstasy....)
The arrangement with Argiento was working well , except that sometimes Michelangelo could not figure who was master and who apprentice .
Synonyms master Related Terms employer spymaster stationmaster postmaster7. master [ n ] an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made
Used in print:(The Christian Science Monitor,...)
In some of the numbers the instrumental parts have even been recorded at different times and then later combined on the master tape to produce special_effects .
Synonyms original master master_copy Related Terms creation8. master [ v ] have dominance or the power to defeat over
Examples:
"Her pain completely mastered her"
"The methods can master the problems"
(Kenneth Reiner, "Coping with Runaway Technology"...)
Hence the prime issue , as I see it , is whether a democratic or free society can master technology for the benefit of mankind , or whether technology will rule and develop its own society compatible with its own needs as a force of nature .
Synonyms dominate master Related Terms control command subjugate overlord domination authorization9. master [ a ] highly skilled or proficient" "a master plumber"
Examples:
"a master thief"
(Mr. America, 4:6...)
Instead of admonishing him to let the weights alone they personally took him to that master Montreal bodybuilding authority , Professor_Roland_Claude .
Synonyms master Related Terms skilled10. master [ n ] presiding officer of a school
Used in print:(Edward E. Kelly, S.J., "Christian Unity in England"...)
Almost daily something is reported which feeds this Catholic hope in England : statistics of the increasing numbers of converts and Irish Catholic immigrants ; news of a Protestant minister in Leamington who has offered to allow a Catholic priest to preach from his pulpit ; a report that a Catholic nun had been requested to teach in a non-Catholic secondary_school during the sickness of one of its masters ; the startling statement in a respectable periodical that `` Catholics , if the present system is still in_operation , will constitute almost one-third of the House_of_Lords in the next generation '' ; a report that 200 Protestant clergymen and laity attended a votive Mass offered for Christian unity at a Catholic_church in Slough during the Church Unity Octave .
Synonyms headmaster master schoolmaster Related Terms principal housemaster11. Master [ n ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 13713
Synonyms Master12. master [ n ] key that secures entrance everywhere
Synonyms passe-partout master_key master passkey Related Terms key skeleton_key latchkey13. master [ v ] have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of
Examples:
"Do you control these data?"
14. master [ a ] controlling
Examples:
"master race"
"master plan"
15. master [ n ] an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship
Synonyms captain skipper sea_captain master Related Terms officer Flying_Dutchman Kidd skipper16. master [ n ] someone who holds a master's degree from academic institution
Synonyms master Related Terms scholar17. master [ n ] an authority qualified to teach apprentices
Synonyms professional master Related Terms authority past_masterSimilar Spelling
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