(transitive, intransitive) To act as a mascot (for).

A covering for the face with a filter to protect the user from poison gas.

(military) A body of troops held in military reserve by a general for striking a blow on an exposed flank or wherever the enemy reveals a weak spot.

(humorous) Respectful term of address for an expert in a particular field.

(Christianity) A religious card that states that a Catholic Mass has been said in honour of a dead person, or as a request for special favours such as improved health or success in a worldly endeavour.

An evergreen shrub or small tree, Pistacia lentiscus (mastic tree), native to the Mediterranean.

A grave containing many corpses.

(geology) the movement downslope of soil and rock in response to gravity

(physics) the difference between the mass of an atom and the sum of the masses of its individual components in the free state; equivalent to the binding energy

A piece done to prove possession of skill sufficient to be ranked a master. / A piece of quality, indicative of having been made by a master; a masterpiece. / (obsolete) An act of primary importance.