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MASONRY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The craft of a mason

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("masonry" is a kind of...):

craft; trade (the skilled practice of a practical occupation)

Domain member category:

mortar (plaster with mortar)

skimcoat (coat with a mixture of gypsum and spackle)

float (make the surface of level or smooth)

mud (plaster with mud)

parget (apply ornamental plaster to)

render-set (cover with two coats of plaster)

render (coat with plastic or cement)

daub; plaster (coat with plaster)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "masonry"):

bricklaying (the craft of laying bricks)

Holonyms ("masonry" is a part of...):

building; construction (the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Structure built of stone or brick by a mason

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("masonry" is a kind of...):

construction; structure (a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "masonry"):

brickwork (masonry done with bricks and mortar)

dry masonry (masonry without mortar)

stonework (masonry done with stone)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Freemasons collectively

Synonyms:

Freemasonry; Masonry

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("Masonry" is a kind of...):

secret society (a society that conceals its activities from nonmembers)

Meronyms (members of "Masonry"):

Freemason; Mason (a member of a widespread secret fraternal order pledged to mutual assistance and brotherly love)

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