English hyphenation

Hyphenation of “masters”

The standard US-English hyphenation shown for masters is mas-ters, with 1 possible break point in this result.

US English hyphenation
mas-ters
2 segments1 break points
British English pattern result mas-ters The GB pattern set returns the same result for this word.
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Hyphenationmas-ters
Break points1
Part of speechnoun · verb
Pronunciationˈmɑːstə
Meaning & usage

What does “masters” mean?

masters: a man who has people working for him, especially servants or slaves.

Headwordmaster
Part of speechnoun · verb
Pronunciationˈmɑːstə
1
noun

a man who has people working for him, especially servants or slaves.

Example: “he acceded to his master's wishes”

Antonyms:
2
noun

a man in charge of an organization or group.

3
noun

a skilled practitioner of a particular art or activity.

Example: “I'm a master of disguise”

Antonyms:
4
noun

a person who holds a second or further degree.

Example: “a master's degree”

6 more definitions
5
noun

used as a title prefixed to the name of a boy not old enough to be called ‘Mr’.

Example: “Master James Wishart”

6
noun

an original recording, film, or document from which copies can be made.

Example: “the master tape”

Antonyms:
7
verb

acquire complete knowledge or skill in (a subject, technique, or art).

Example: “I never mastered Latin”

Synonyms:
acquiregrasplearnunderstandbecome expert inbecome proficient inget clued up aboutget off by heartget the hang ofknow backwardsknow inside outlearn thoroughly+1 more
8
verb

gain control of; overcome.

Example: “I managed to master my fears”

Antonyms:
give way to
9
verb

make a master copy of (a film or recording).

Example: “all records are now being mastered and manufactured for us in the Netherlands”

10
noun

a ship or boat with a specified number of masts.

Example: “a three-master”

Word breaks

How “masters” is split

mas·ters

For US English, the hyphenation result is mas-ters. This gives 1 possible line-break point in the returned pattern. The British-English pattern set returns the same split.

Quick answers

Questions about “masters”

How do you hyphenate “masters”?

In the US-English result used here, masters is hyphenated as mas-ters.

Where can “masters” break at the end of a line?

The returned US pattern contains 1 possible break point.

What does “masters” mean?

a man who has people working for him, especially servants or slaves.

Can you use “masters” in a sentence?

“he acceded to his master's wishes”

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