Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. One who builds or works with stone or brick.
- n. A Freemason.
- v. To build of or strengthen with masonry.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A builder in stone or brick; one whose occupation or trade is the laying of stone or brick in construction, with or without mortar or cement.
- n. A builder in general.
- n. A worker in stone; a stone-cutter or -hewer.
- n. A member of the fraternity of freemasons. See freemason.
- To construct of masonry; build of stone or brick; build.
Wiktionary
- n. One whose occupation is to build with stone or brick; also, one who prepares stone for building purposes.
- n. A member of the fraternity of Freemasons. See Freemason.
- v. To build stonework or brickwork about, under, in, over, etc.; to construct by masons; -- with a prepositional suffix; as, to mason up a well or terrace; to mason in a kettle or boiler.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. One whose occupation is to build with stone or brick; also, one who prepares stone for building purposes.
- n. A member of the fraternity of Freemasons. See Freemason.
- v. To build stonework or brickwork about, under, in, over, etc.; to construct by masons; -- with a prepositional suffix
WordNet 3.0
- n. American Revolutionary leader from Virginia whose objections led to the drafting of the Bill of Rights (1725-1792)
- n. a craftsman who works with stone or brick
- n. English writer (1865-1948)
- n. a member of a widespread secret fraternal order pledged to mutual assistance and brotherly love
- n. English film actor (1909-1984)
Etymologies
- Middle English, from Old French maçon, masson, of Germanic origin; see mag- in Indo-European roots.
Examples
“We bonded over our shared love of blended drinks in mason jars and indie pop music, and although we didn't see each other for another three months (time enough for her to sell her debut novel, "Mostly Good Girls" -- out October 5th), I remembered her being unnervingly funny.”
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“Ben, you forgot to mention that leslie's ally and proxy, ken longmyer, dominated in mason in the 2006 primary for the 11th district.”
“So I looked at their small plate menu and found something they call mason jars.”
“You left out the biggest plus: the sweet tea (with mint) comes in mason jars.”
“I buy a lot of things by bulk and store them in mason jars, so that cuts down a bit.”
“The bricks the mason is using for the pillars and the low wall are 2x15x7 inches.”
“In 1926 he formed his own firm dealing in mason's materials, which he subsequently merged with five other firms to form the General Builders Supply Corporation of which he was president.”
“A very fine specimen made for his own house by Tobias Baak or Bachup, master mason, is on the front wall of a house in Kirkgate, Alloa.”
“He therefore spoke quite cheerfully of the proposed restoration of a Knight Templar's tomb, which had long been in disorder, and alluded to the marble-mason from the town as being there.”
“As you know, I call a mason jar I retrieved from the trash my”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘mason’.
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GRE Barrons Wordlist
A complete Barron's Wordlist for GRE preparation. Your online flashcard replacement.
abase, abash, abate, abbreviate, abdicate, aberrant, aberration, abet, abeyance, abhor, abject, abjure and 4084 more...
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Common English Words That Are Also First Names.
art, bob, bill, grace, hope, john, heather, pat, amber, jack, dale, glen and 170 more...
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Scrabble Names
Given names that were acceptable for play the last time I checked the OWL.
kris, ray, barb, morris, kat, mark, maria, erica, marge, mason, hunter, hazel and 164 more...
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Last Names That Are Professions
Let's keep this to reasonably well known family names that are or used to be professions, trades, or arts.
fletcher, chandler, goldsmith, carpenter, cook, baker, draper, smith, mason, carter, cooper, mercer and 35 more...
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Unneutered
These politically incorrect words for people contain the element 'man', 'son', or 'boy'.
parson, person, layman, businessman, clergyman, chairman, cameraman, craftsman, craftsmanship, fireman, fisherman, gunman and 50 more...

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