masters

UK /ˈmɑːs.təz/ US /ˈmæs.tɚz/

noun 3name 2adj 1

Definitions

noun

A master's degree.

adj

Of or pertaining to a league or competition limited to players above a certain age or level of experience.

masters meet

noun

A master's degree.

A person holding a master's degree, as a title.

Collocations

ADJ.

against, all, greater, own, wise

She had to work against all the masters of the old academy to get her ideas accepted.

VERB + MASTERS

can't, choose, obey, observe, rebelled, remain, serve

The employees who rebelled against their masters eventually found better jobs elsewhere.

MASTERS + NOUN

cat, cats, contribution, degree, physics, servants, world

She earned her masters degree in physics from a top university.

PREP.

in, with

She studied hard and eventually earned her masters in chemistry.

ADV.

also

She also masters the art of public speaking after years of dedicated practice.

Thesaurus

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Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

serve two masters

To take orders from two superiors or two conflicting parties.

I suspect that Mr Paisley would have been familiar with the biblical quotation: "No man can serve two masters - you cannot serve God and Mammon" (Matthew 6 v 24).

dogs have masters, cats have staff

A dog will always aim to please and display loyalty to its owner, whereas a cat will always seek to be served and obeyed.

dogs have masters; cats have staff

Alternative form of dogs have masters, cats have staff.

> ~Krysta Sutterfield / Lady Shandra > Chaos Coordinator > Dogs have masters; cats have staff.

Example Bank

masters meet

Wiktionary

This art collection is rich in paintings by Dutch masters.

Tatoeba · #57445

No man can serve two masters.

Tatoeba · #270116

The more skills one masters, the greater contribution one can make to society.

Tatoeba · #274820

In the sphere of thought, absurdity and perversity remain the masters of the world, and their dominion is suspended only for brief periods.

Tatoeba · #678642

People should be the masters of their own destinies.

Tatoeba · #2030467

Usage Notes

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