Collocations withmaster
These are words often used in combination withmaster.
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ballet master
Vashakidze member of artistic management of the theatre as its ballet master.
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chess master
One chess master declared after winning 10,000 master games that he had never defeated an opponent who was in perfect health at the time of his defeat.
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master builder
Digital design and fabrication offers the architect the potential to be the master builder or master craftsman - the direct fabricator.
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master carpenter
I briefly toured with them as master carpenter and property master.
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master chief
The rate insignia for a master chief is a white eagle with spread wings above three chevrons.
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master clock
Moreover, the suprachiasmatic nucleus, which represents the master clock, also resides in the hypothalamus.
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master craftsman
The last movement is sheer ecstatic joy: the double subject treatment shows the hand of a master craftsman.
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master cylinder
The master cylinder reservoir must be replenished frequently, for if it goes dry the entire process must be redone.
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master database
Completed collection databases - generally one for each source - are returned to the project office for checking and then uploading into the master database.
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master file
Each study could involve a number of divisions in different locations, who may hold duplicates of all or part of the master file, as necessary.
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master mariner
Prior to his appointment as deputy chief inspector he had some 37½ years service in shipping and is a fully qualified and experienced master mariner.
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master narrative
And in turn, the disclosure and repetition of this master narrative systematically expunges from the novel the mysteries productive of both gossip and readerly interest.
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master of disguise
He is a brilliant tactician and a master of disguise.
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master printer
If so, he should be punished; but what does "master printer" mean?
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master strategist
Catlin was a master strategist and psychologist when it came to gridiron tactics.
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master swordsman
Although he is a master swordsman and marksman, he has more than once demonstrated his prowess in unarmed combat against multiple opponents.
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master teacher
That means watching a master teacher teach.
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master thesis
A recent master thesis in psychology described the psychological effects of ultrasonography on pregnant women (22).
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spiritual master
During the retreat time he will periodically meet with his spiritual master who will test him on his development to ensure that the retreat time is not being wasted.
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