massy

/หˆmรฆsi/

IPA: /M AE1 S IY0/

adjective
  1. 1

    Heavy; massive.

noun
  1. 1

    Someone who has control over something or someone.

  2. 2

    The owner of an animal or slave.

  3. 3

    The captain of a merchant ship; a master mariner.

  4. 4

    The head of a household.

  5. 5

    Someone who employs others.

  6. 6

    An expert at something.

    โ€œMark Twain was a master of fiction.โ€

  7. 7

    A tradesman who is qualified to teach apprentices.

  8. 8

    A schoolmaster.

  9. 9

    A skilled artist.

  10. 10

    A man or a boy; mister. See Master.

  11. 11

    A master's degree; a type of postgraduate degree, usually undertaken after a bachelor degree.

    โ€œShe has a master in psychology.โ€

  12. 12

    A person holding such a degree.

    โ€œHe is a master of marine biology.โ€

  13. 13

    The original of a document or of a recording.

    โ€œThe band couldn't find the master, so they re-recorded their tracks.โ€

  14. 14

    The primary wide shot of a scene, into which the closeups will be edited later.

  15. 15

    A parajudicial officer (such as a referee, an auditor, an examiner, or an assessor) specially appointed to help a court with its proceedings.

    โ€œThe case was tried by a master, who concluded that the plaintiffs were the equitable owners of the property. [...]โ€

  16. 16

    A device that is controlling other devices or is an authoritative source.

    โ€œa master databaseโ€

  17. 17

    A person holding an office of authority, especially the presiding officer.

  18. 18

    (by extension) A person holding a similar office in other civic societies.

noun
  1. 1

    (in combination) A vessel having a specified number of masts.

    โ€œa two-masterโ€

noun
  1. 1

    Relenting; forbearance to cause or allow harm to another.

    โ€œShe took mercy on him and quit embarrassing him.โ€

  2. 2

    Forgiveness or compassion, especially toward those less fortunate.

    โ€œHave mercy on the poor and assist them if you can.โ€

  3. 3

    A tendency toward forgiveness, pity, or compassion.

    โ€œMercy is one of his many virtues.โ€

  4. 4

    Instances of forbearance or forgiveness.

    โ€œPsalms 40:11 Do not withhold Your tender mercies from me, O Lordโ€

  5. 5

    A blessing; something to be thankful for.

    โ€œIt was a mercy that we were not inside when the roof collapsedโ€

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/massy, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/master, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mercy