Mask
Mask verb - To change the dress or looks of so as to conceal true identity.
Tell
Tell verb - To make known (as information previously kept secret).
Usage example: I won't tell your secret to anyone
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Take a good long listen to Invincible Mask and tell me it doesn't fit the awesomely heroic pro wrestling phenomenon that is Tizoc, the Griffon Mask.
Source: Awesome Music / SNK -
In the movie, the mask is such a powerful symbol, it overshadows the hero himself up to a point where it's hard to tell who's wearing whom.
Source: Cool Mask -
Note that the mask does nothing to disguise their identity; in fact, it is one way to tell them apart.
Source: Coat, Hat, Mask
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