master

1. master (noun) — sense 1

Definition: Someone who has control over something or someone.

Example: We are masters of the sea.

2. master (noun) — sense 2

Definition: The owner of an animal or slave.

3. master (noun) — sense 3

Definition: The captain of a merchant ship; a master mariner.

Example: Master at two-and-twenty, and married at twenty-three—

4. master (adj) — sense 4

Definition: Masterful.

Example: a master performance

5. master (adj) — sense 5

Definition: Main, principal or predominant.

6. master (adj) — sense 6

Definition: Highly skilled.

Example: master batsman

7. master (verb) — sense 7

Definition: To be a master.

8. master (verb) — sense 8

Definition: To become the master of; to subject to one's will, control, or authority; to conquer; to overpower; to subdue.

Example: Obstinacy and willful neglects must be mastered, even though it cost blows.

9. master (verb) — sense 9

Definition: To learn to a high degree of proficiency.

Example: It took her years to master the art of needlecraft.