Mast vs. Spar

Mastnoun

A tall, slim post or tower, usually tapering upward, used to support, for example, the sails on a ship, flags, floodlights, or communications equipment such as an aerial, usually supported by guy-wires.

Mastnoun

(naval) A non-judicial punishment ("NJP") disciplinary hearing under which a commanding officer studies and disposes of cases involving those under his command.

Mastnoun

The fruit of forest-trees (beech, oak, chestnut, pecan, etc.), especially if having fallen from the tree, used as fodder for pigs and other animals.

Mastverb

To supply and fit a mast to a ship

Mastverb

(of swine and other animals) To feed on forest seed or fruit.

Mastverb

To vary fruit and seed production in multi-year cycles.

Mastnoun

The fruit of the oak and beech, or other forest trees; nuts; acorns.

Mastnoun

A pole, or long, strong, round piece of timber, or spar, set upright in a boat or vessel, to sustain the sails, yards, rigging, etc. A mast may also consist of several pieces of timber united by iron bands, or of a hollow pillar of iron or steel.

Mastnoun

The vertical post of a derrick or crane.

Mastnoun

A spar or strut to which tie wires or guys are attached for stiffening purposes.

Mastverb

To furnish with a mast or masts; to put the masts of in position; as, to mast a ship.

Mastnoun

a vertical spar for supporting sails

Mastnoun

nuts of forest trees (as beechnuts and acorns) accumulated on the ground; used especially as food for swine

Mastnoun

nuts of forest trees used as feed for swine

Mastnoun

any sturdy upright pole

Mastnoun

a tall upright post, spar, or other structure on a ship or boat, in sailing vessels generally carrying a sail or sails.

Mastnoun

a tall upright post on land, especially a flagpole or a television or radio transmitter.

Mastnoun

the fruit of beech, oak, chestnut, and other forest trees, especially as food for pigs.

Mastverb

(with reference to tea) brew or infuse

Sparnoun

A rafter of a roof.

Sparnoun

A thick pole or piece of wood.

Sparnoun

(obsolete) A bar of wood used to fasten a door.

Sparnoun

(nautical) Any linear object used as a mast, sprit, yard, boom, pole or gaff.

Sparnoun

(aeronautics) A beam-like structural member that supports ribs in an aircraft wing or other airfoil.

Sparnoun

(mineralogy) Any of various microcrystalline minerals, of light, translucent, or transparent appearance, which are easily cleft.

Sparnoun

(mineralogy) Any crystal with no readily discernible faces.

Sparverb

to bolt, bar.

Sparverb

(transitive) To supply or equip (a vessel) with spars.

Sparverb

To fight, especially as practice for martial arts or hand-to-hand combat.

Sparverb

To strike with the feet or spurs, as cocks do.

Sparverb

To contest in words; to wrangle.

Sparnoun

An old name for a nonmetallic mineral, usually cleavable and somewhat lustrous; as, calc spar, or calcite, fluor spar, etc. It was especially used in the case of the gangue minerals of a metalliferous vein.

Sparnoun

A general term any round piece of timber used as a mast, yard, boom, or gaff.

Sparnoun

Formerly, a piece of timber, in a general sense; - still applied locally to rafters.

Sparnoun

The bar of a gate or door.

Sparnoun

A contest at sparring or boxing.

Sparnoun

A movement of offense or defense in boxing.

Sparverb

To bolt; to bar.

Sparverb

To To supply or equip with spars, as a vessel.

Sparverb

To strike with the feet or spurs, as cocks do.

Sparverb

To use the fists and arms scientifically in attack or defense; to contend or combat with the fists, as for exercise or amusement; to box.

Sparverb

To contest in words; to wrangle.

Sparnoun

any of various nonmetallic minerals (calcite or feldspar) that are light in color and transparent or translucent and cleavable

Sparnoun

a stout rounded pole of wood or metal used to support rigging

Sparnoun

making the motions of attack and defense with the fists and arms; a part of training for a boxer

Sparverb

furnish with spars

Sparverb

fight with spurs;

Sparverb

box lightly

Sparverb

fight verbally;

Sparnoun

a thick, strong pole such as is used for a mast or yard on a ship.

Sparnoun

the main longitudinal beam of an aeroplane wing.

Sparnoun

a period or bout of sparring.

Sparnoun

a close friend

Sparnoun

a crystalline, easily cleavable, translucent or transparent mineral.

Sparverb

make the motions of boxing without landing heavy blows, as a form of training

Sparverb

argue with someone without marked hostility

Sparverb

(of a gamecock) fight with the feet or spurs.