Entry Word: mask

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 a cover or partial cover for the face used to disguise oneself <he loved his gorilla mask so much that he even tried to sleep with it on>

Synonyms vizard

Related Words camouflage, disguise; bill, cloak, domino, hood, veil, visor (also vizor)

2 something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth <his friendliness is just a mask, for he always has an ulterior motive> — see cloak 1