mason

«mason» in Mova's school dictionary: a person who builds or works with stone or bricks; also… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a mason, masons; a Mason)

meaning for a pupil

1) A mason is a person who builds or works with stone or bricks; also called a stonemason or bricklayer. tree →

2) A Mason (Freemason) is a member of a secret social club called the Freemasons. tree →

3) Mason is a first name and a family name. tree →

sense in the lessons

In history: masons built castles and cathedrals by hand. In everyday life: a mason repairs stone walls. Phrases: stonemason, master mason, Mason jar (US, a glass jar).

examples

• The mason carved a statue out of stone. tree →
• Medieval masons built the great cathedral. tree →
• We need a mason to fix the garden wall. tree →
• Mason is the tallest boy in our class. tree →
• Grandma keeps jam in a Mason jar. tree →
• The mason measured each stone carefully. tree →

note

Countable. Related: masonry (stonework). Capital M for the name and for Freemasons. In maths: a mason laying 200 bricks a day lays 1,000 in 5 days.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «mason» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.