Synonyms: master, master copy, original
Definition: an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made
Similar words: creation
Definition: an artifact that has been brought into existence by someone
Synonyms: passe-partout, passkey, master, master key
Definition: key that secures entrance everywhere
Similar words: key
Definition: metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
Synonyms: headmaster, schoolmaster, master
Definition: presiding officer of a school
Similar words: principal, head, head teacher, school principal
Definition: the educator who has executive authority for a school
Usage: she sent unruly pupils to see the principal
Definition: an artist of consummate skill
Usage: a master of the violin; one of the old masters
Similar words: artist, creative person
Definition: a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
Synonyms: master, professional
Definition: an authority qualified to teach apprentices
Similar words: authority
Definition: an expert whose views are taken as definitive
Usage: he is an authority on corporate law
Synonyms: master
Definition: directs the work of others
Similar words: employer
Definition: a person or firm that employs workers
Synonyms: master
Definition: someone who holds a master's degree from academic institution
Similar words: scholar, scholarly person, student, bookman
Definition: a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines
Synonyms: master, sea captain, skipper, captain
Definition: an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship
Similar words: officer, ship's officer
Definition: a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel
Usage: he is the officer in charge of the ship's engines
Synonyms: overlord, master, lord
Definition: a person who has general authority over others
Synonyms: victor, superior, master
Definition: a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
Similar words: scrapper, belligerent, battler, combatant, fighter
Definition: someone who fights (or is fighting)
Definition: have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of
Usage: Do you control these data?
Similar words: know
Definition: know how to do or perform something
Usage: She knows how to knit; Does your husband know how to cook?
Synonyms: get the hang, master
Definition: be or become completely proficient or skilled in
Usage: She mastered Japanese in less than two years
Similar words: know
Definition: know how to do or perform something
Usage: She knows how to knit; Does your husband know how to cook?
Synonyms: get over, master, overcome, subdue, surmount
Definition: get on top of; deal with successfully
Usage: He overcame his shyness
Similar words: trounce, crush, vanquish, shell, beat, beat out
Definition: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
Usage: Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship; We beat the competition; Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game
Definition: have dominance or the power to defeat over
Usage: Her pain completely mastered her; The methods can master the problems
Similar words: command, control
Definition: exercise authoritative control or power over
Usage: control the budget; Command the military forces
Synonyms: main, master, chief, primary, principal
Definition: most important element
Usage: the chief aim of living; the main doors were of solid glass; the principal rivers of America; the principal example; policemen were primary targets; the master bedroom; a master switch
Similar words: important, of import
Definition: of great significance or value
Usage: important people; the important questions of the day