Noun

• S: (n) cover, covering, screening, masking (the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it) "the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft"
• S: (n) masking (the blocking of one sensation resulting from the presence of another sensation) "he studied auditory masking by pure tones"
• S: (n) masking piece, masking (scenery used to block the audience's view of parts of the stage that should not be seen)
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) scenery, scene (the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale) "they worked all night painting the scenery"
• S: (n) backdrop, background, backcloth (scenery hung at back of stage)
• S: (n) flat (scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas; part of a stage setting)
• S: (n) masking piece, masking (scenery used to block the audience's view of parts of the stage that should not be seen)
• S: (n) set piece (a piece of scenery intended to stand alone as part of the stage setting)

Verb

• S: (v) dissemble, cloak, mask (hide under a false appearance) "He masked his disappointment"
• S: (v) mask (put a mask on or cover with a mask) "Mask the children for Halloween"
• S: (v) disguise, mask (make unrecognizable) "The herb masks the garlic taste"; "We disguised our faces before robbing the bank"
• S: (v) mask (cover with a sauce) "mask the meat"
• S: (v) mask, block out (shield from light)