masks
Conceal the wearer
Masks are coverings worn over the face.
They may conceal identity a Halloween mask, protect from hazards a surgical mask, or serve ceremonial purposes.
The verb means to cover or conceal: Trees masked the building from view.
Figuratively, anything that hides true nature is a mask: a mask of indifference, Her smile masked her disappointment.
Particle-filtering face mask
- surgicalRelating to operations
- respiratorBreathing protection device
- PPEHazard-shielding work attire
- filtrationSeparating solids from liquids
disposable · cloth · hospital · clinic · sterile · hygiene · sanitation · antiviral
Clothing for portrayal
- camouflageConcealment through visual blending
- incognitoWith identity concealed
- impersonationPretending to be another
- aliasAdopted false name
cover · veil · cloak · concealment · anonymity · undercover · infiltration · espionage
Raised performance platform
- dramaTheatrical art or turmoil
- tragedyDisastrous or sorrowful event
- comedyWork meant to amuse
- performanceCarrying out a task
actors · Greek · Commedia dell'arte · character · costume · expression · Thalia · chorus
Decorative outer layer
- pretenseDeceptive outward show
- charadeAbsurd or obvious pretense
- frontForward-facing side
- guiseExternal manner shown
affectation · posturing · semblance · appearance · illusion · artifice · sham · insincerity
Formal event marking occasions
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- ancestorsThose from whom one descends
- shamanIndigenous spiritual healer
- tribalOf a clan
festival · rites · spirituality · sacred · veneration · initiation · totemic · mythology
One who fuses metals
- gasFormless, expanding substance
- oxygenElement eight, colorless gas
- divingEntering water deliberately
- SCBASelf-contained breathing apparatus
hazmat · industrial · safety · goggles · visor · shield · fencing · hockey
Shaped three-dimensional art
- carvingShaping by cutting away
- woodworkCraft of building with lumber
- ceramicFired clay material
- bronzeCopper-tin alloy
terracotta · decorative · ornamental · wall · African · Aztec · Mayan · Polynesian
N95
Particle-filtering face mask
- surgicalRelating to operations
- respiratorBreathing protection device
- PPEHazard-shielding work attire
filtration · disposable · cloth · hospital · clinic · sterile · hygiene · sanitation · antiviral · pandemic
costume
Clothing for portrayal
- camouflageConcealment through visual blending
- incognitoWith identity concealed
- impersonationPretending to be another
alias · cover · veil · cloak · concealment · anonymity · undercover · infiltration · espionage · spy
stage
Raised performance platform
performance · actors · Greek · Commedia dell'arte · character · costume · expression · Thalia · chorus · persona
veneer
Decorative outer layer
guise · affectation · posturing · semblance · appearance · illusion · artifice · sham · insincerity · hypocrisy
ceremony
Formal event marking occasions
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- ancestorsThose from whom one descends
- shamanIndigenous spiritual healer
tribal · festival · rites · spirituality · sacred · veneration · initiation · totemic · mythology · African
welder
One who fuses metals
SCBA · hazmat · industrial · safety · goggles · visor · shield · fencing · hockey · catcher
sculpture
Shaped three-dimensional art
bronze · terracotta · decorative · ornamental · wall · African · Aztec · Mayan · Polynesian · tribal
facial
Beauty service for skin
charcoal · mud · hydrating · moisturizing · exfoliating · Korean · spa · treatment · pores · collagen
- costumeswitch, costume, vampire, pirate, ghost costume
- party suppliesballoon, balloons, confetti, streamers, banners
- artifactspottery shards, knives, pottery, antiquity, inscriptions
- cultural heritagefolklore, traditions, customs, folk music revival, museum collections
- cultural heritage.traditions, customs, folklore, monuments, artifacts
- cultural practicesmusic, dance, art, religion, marriage
masksunmasks
Reveals hidden identity
bares · reveals · strips · exposes · identifies
masksauthenticity
Quality of being genuine
genuineness · true self · openness · vulnerability · sincerity
- face maskProtective facial covering
- gas maskFace-worn air filter
- masking tapeRepositionable adhesive strip
- ski maskKnit face-covering hood
- surgical maskProtective medical face covering
- death masksFacial molds of corpses
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