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Cunning vs. Master — What's the Difference?

Cunning vs. Master — What's the Difference?

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Cunning

Marked by or given to artful subtlety and deceptiveness.

Master

The owner or keeper of an animal
The dog ran toward its master.

Cunning

Executed with or exhibiting ingenuity.

Master

The owner of a slave.

Cunning

Delicately pleasing; pretty or cute
A cunning pet.
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Master

One who has control over or ownership of something
The master of a large tea plantation.

Cunning

Skill in deception; guile.

Master

An employer.

Cunning

Skill or adeptness in execution or performance; dexterity.

Master

The man who serves as the head of a household.

Cunning

Sly; crafty; clever in surreptitious behaviour.

Master

One who defeats another; a victor
I had to admit that I had met my master and so conceded the game.

Cunning

(obsolete) Skillful, artful.

Master

One who acts out the role of the dominating partner in a sadomasochistic relationship.

Cunning

(obsolete) Wrought with, or exhibiting, skill or ingenuity; ingenious.
Cunning work

Master

The captain of a merchant ship. Also called master mariner.

Cunning

Cute, appealing.

Master

One whose teachings or doctrines are accepted by followers.

Cunning

Practical knowledge or experience; aptitude in performance; skill, proficiency; dexterity.

Master

Master(Christianity) Jesus.

Cunning

Practical skill employed in a secret or crafty manner; craft; artifice; skillful deceit; art or magic.

Master

A male teacher, schoolmaster, or tutor.

Cunning

The disposition to employ one's skill in an artful manner; craftiness; guile; artifice; skill of being cunning, sly, conniving, or deceitful.

Master

One who holds a master's degree.

Cunning

The natural wit or instincts of an animal.
The cunning of the fox or hare

Master

An artist or performer of great and exemplary skill.

Cunning

(obsolete) Knowledge; learning; special knowledge (sometimes implying occult or magical knowledge).

Master

An old master.

Cunning

Knowing; skillful; dexterous.
"Tis beauty truly blent, whose red and whiteNature's own sweet and cunning hand laid on.
Esau was a cunning hunter.

Master

A worker qualified to teach apprentices and carry on the craft independently.

Cunning

Wrought with, or exhibiting, skill or ingenuity; ingenious; curious; as, cunning work.
Over them Arachne high did lift

Master

An expert
A master of three languages.

Cunning

Crafty; sly; artful; designing; deceitful.
They are resolved to be cunning; let others run the hazard of being sincere.

Master

Used formerly as a title for a man holding a naval office ranking next below a lieutenant on a warship.

Cunning

Pretty or pleasing; as, a cunning little boy.

Master

Used as a title for a man who serves as the head or presiding officer of certain societies, clubs, orders, or institutions.

Cunning

Knowledge; art; skill; dexterity.
Let my right hand forget her cunning.
A carpenter's desertStands more in cunning than in power.

Master

Master Used as a title for any of various male officers having specified duties concerning the management of the British royal household.

Cunning

The faculty or act of using stratagem to accomplish a purpose; fraudulent skill or dexterity; deceit; craft.
Discourage cunning in a child; cunning is the ape of wisdom.
We take cunning for a sinister or crooked wisdom.

Master

Master Used as a courtesy title before the given or full name of a boy not considered old enough to be addressed as Mister.

Cunning

Shrewdness in deception;
As cunning as a fox

Master

(Archaic) Used as a form of address for a man; mister.

Cunning

Shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception

Master

One who is appointed to assist a court in the performance of certain legal functions, such as the taking of testimony and calculating damages in complex litigation. Also called special master.

Cunning

Drafty artfulness (especially in deception)

Master

Master A man who owns a pack of hounds or is the chief officer of a hunt.

Cunning

Attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness;
A cute kid with pigtails
A cute little apartment
Cunning kittens
A cunning baby

Master

An original, such as an original document or audio recording, from which copies can be made.

Cunning

Marked by skill in deception;
Cunning men often pass for wise
Deep political machinations
A foxy scheme
A slick evasive answer
Sly as a fox
Tricky Dik
A wily old attorney

Master

Of, relating to, or characteristic of a master.

Cunning

Showing inventiveness and skill;
A clever gadget
The cunning maneuvers leading to his success
An ingenious solution to the problem

Master

Principal or predominant
A master plot.

Master

Controlling all other parts of a mechanism
A master switch.

Master

Highly skilled or proficient
A master thief.

Master

Being an original from which copies are made.

Master

To become very skilled in or knowledgeable about
Mastered the language in a year's study.

Master

To overcome or defeat
He finally mastered his addiction to drugs.

Master

To produce a master copy of (an audio or video recording, for example).

Master

Someone who has control over something or someone.

Master

The owner of an animal or slave.

Master

(nautical) The captain of a merchant ship; a master mariner.

Master

(dated) The head of a household.

Master

Someone who employs others.

Master

An expert at something.
Mark Twain was a master of fiction.

Master

A tradesman who is qualified to teach apprentices.

Master

(dated) A schoolmaster.

Master

A skilled artist.

Master

(dated) A man or a boy; mister. See Master.

Master

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

Master

A person holding such a degree.
He is a master of marine biology.

Master

The original of a document or of a recording.
The band couldn't find the master, so they re-recorded their tracks.

Master

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

Master

(legal) A parajudicial officer (such as a referee, an auditor, an examiner, or an assessor) specially appointed to help a court with its proceedings.
The case was tried by a master, who concluded that the plaintiffs were the equitable owners of the property....

Master

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

Master

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

Master

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

Master

(BDSM) A male dominant.

Master

A vessel having a specified number of masts.
A two-master

Master

Masterful.
A master performance

Master

Main, principal or predominant.

Master

Highly skilled.
Master batsman

Master

Original.
Master copy

Master

(intransitive) To be a master.highly ambiguous, master in what sense?

Master

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

Master

(transitive) To learn to a high degree of proficiency.
It took her years to master the art of needlecraft.

Master

To own; to possess.

Master

To make a master copy of.

Master

To earn a Master's degree.
He mastered in English at the state college.

Master

A vessel having (so many) masts; - used only in compounds; as, a two-master.

Master

A male person having another living being so far subject to his will, that he can, in the main, control his or its actions; - formerly used with much more extensive application than now.

Master

One who uses, or controls at will, anything inanimate; as, to be master of one's time.
Master of a hundred thousand drachms.
We are masters of the sea.

Master

One who has attained great skill in the use or application of anything; as, a master of oratorical art.
Great masters of ridicule.
No care is taken to improve young men in their own language, that they may thoroughly understand and be masters of it.

Master

A title given by courtesy, now commonly pronounced mĭster, except when given to boys; - sometimes written Mister, but usually abbreviated to Mr.

Master

A young gentleman; a lad, or small boy.
Where there are little masters and misses in a house, they are impediments to the diversions of the servants.

Master

The commander of a merchant vessel; - usually called captain. Also, a commissioned officer in the navy ranking next above ensign and below lieutenant; formerly, an officer on a man-of-war who had immediate charge, under the commander, of sailing the vessel.

Master

A person holding an office of authority among the Freemasons, esp. the presiding officer; also, a person holding a similar office in other civic societies.
Throughout the city by the master gate.

Master

To become the master of; to subject to one's will, control, or authority; to conquer; to overpower; to subdue.
Obstinacy and willful neglects must be mastered, even though it cost blows.

Master

To gain the command of, so as to understand or apply; to become an adept in; as, to master a science.

Master

To own; to posses.
The wealthThat the world masters.

Master

To be skillful; to excel.

Master

An artist of consummate skill;
A master of the violin
One of the old masters

Master

A person who has general authority over others

Master

A combatant who is able to defeat rivals

Master

Directs the work of other

Master

Presiding officer of a school

Master

An original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made

Master

An officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship

Master

Someone who holds a master's degree from academic institution

Master

An authority qualified to teach apprentices

Master

Key that secures entrance everywhere

Master

Be or become completely proficient or skilled in;
She mastered Japanese in less than two years

Master

Get on top of; deal with successfully;
He overcame his shyness

Master

Have dominance or the power to defeat over;
Her pain completely mastered her
The methods can master the problems

Master

Have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of;
Do you control these data?

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