DEMAST

Etymology

Verb

demast (third-person singular simple present demasts, present participle demasting, simple past and past participle demasted)

(transitive) To remove the mast from (a sailing ship) for storage.

(transitive) To break the mast of (a sailing ship) in an accident.

Anagrams

• madest, masted

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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