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Collocations for mask - noun

1. cover for sb's face

ADJECTIVE

face, facial, full-face
gas
breathing, oxygen
dust
protective
surgical
hockey (AmE), ski
Halloween

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VERB + mask

have on, wear
don, put on
pull off, remove, strip off, take off, tear off
In the second part of the play, the actors take off their masks.

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mask + VERB

conceal sth, cover sth, hide sth
The man's face was hidden by a mask.

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PREPOSITION

behind a/the mask, beneath a/the mask
Two eyes glared at him from beneath the mask.
in a/the mask
two men in black masks
mask over
She wore a mask over her face.

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2. sth that hides sb's real feelings

ADJECTIVE

blank, cold, emotionless, expressionless, impassive, stony
Her face was a blank mask as she answered my question.

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mask + VERB

slip
For a moment her mask slipped, and I saw how scared she really was.

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PREPOSITION

behind a/the mask
Behind the mask of friendliness, I know he really dislikes me.
mask for
His fooling around is a mask for his lack of confidence.

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PHRASES

a mask of indifference
He was hiding behind a mask of indifference but she wasn't fooled.

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Collocations for mask - verb

ADVERB

completely
not quite, partially, partly
barely
effectively

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VERB + mask

tend to
Varnish tends to mask the natural grain of the wood.

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PREPOSITION

with
She masked her anger with a smile.

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Mask is used with these nouns as the subject:
veneer

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Mask is used with these nouns as the object:
disappointment, emotion, fear, feeling, identity, impatience, insecurity, pain, problem, smell

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