masterful, a. [domineering], [imperious], [arbitrary].

master-hand, n. [expert], [adept], [dabster].

masterly, a. [skillful], [proficient], adroit, [dexterous], finished.

masterpiece, n. masterstroke, chef-d'œuvre.

mastery, n. [dominion], [command], supremacy, [superiority], [rule], [sway], mastership, preëminence, [leadership], [influence]; [victory], [triumph]; [acquirement], acquisition, [attainment], [dexterity], [skill].

masturbation, n. onanism, [self-abuse], self-pollution.

mat, n. rug; matting; petate.

mat, v. felt [together], [entangle], [twist], interweave, [snarl].

match, n. [tally], [mate], [equal], [peer]; [contest], [competition], tournament, tourney; lucifer [match], locofoco.

match, v. [rival], [equal], cope with; [contend], [pit], [oppose]; [tally], [correspond], be proportionate; [adapt], [fit], proportion, comport, [harmonize]; [mate], [couple], [combine], [sort], [join].