Basic and Master

noun

• A popular programming language that is relatively easy to learn; an acronym for beginner's all-purpose symbolic instruction code; no longer in general use.
• Usually plural. ( a necessary commodity for which demand is constant)
  • synonyms: staple

adjective

• Pertaining to or constituting a base or basis.
  • usage: "a basic fact"; "the basic ingredients"; "basic changes in public opinion occur because of changes in priorities"
• Reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality.
  • usage: "a basic story line"; "a canonical syllable pattern"
  • synonyms: canonic, canonical
• Serving as a base or starting point.
  • usage: "a basic course in Russian"; "basic training for raw recruits"; "a set of basic tools"; "an introductory art course"
  • synonyms: introductory
• Of or denoting or of the nature of or containing a base. .

• (a.) Relating to a base; performing the office of a base in a salt.
• (a.) Said of crystalline rocks which contain a relatively low percentage of silica, as basalt.
• (a.) Apparently alkaline, as certain normal salts which exhibit alkaline reactions with test paper.
• (a.) Having the base in excess or the amount of the base atomically greater than that of the acid or exceeding in proportion that of the related neutral salt.

Basic is a masculine given name

• Name Meaning: Diminutive of Basil: Royal. Kingly. St Basil the Great was Bishop of Caesarea in the latter half of the 4th century. This name was introduced into Western Europe by the Crusaders. Derived from the same Greek word as the plant name basil
• Name Origin: Greek

noun

• An artist of consummate skill.
  • usage: "a master of the violin"; "one of the old masters"
  • synonyms: maestro
• A person who has general authority over others.
  • synonyms: overlord, lord
• A combatant who is able to defeat rivals.
  • synonyms: victor, superior
• Directs the work of others.
• Presiding officer of a school.
  • synonyms: headmaster, schoolmaster
• An original creation (i. E., an audio recording) from which copies can be made.
  • synonyms: master copy, original
• An officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship.
  • synonyms: captain, sea captain, skipper
• Someone who holds a master's degree from academic institution.
• An authority qualified to teach apprentices.
  • synonyms: professional
• Key that secures entrance everywhere.
  • synonyms: passkey, passe-partout, master key

verb

• Be or become completely proficient or skilled in.
  • usage: "She mastered Japanese in less than two years"
  • synonyms: get the hang
• Get on top of; deal with successfully.
  • usage: "He overcame his shyness"
  • synonyms: overcome, get over, subdue, surmount
• Have dominance or the power to defeat over.
  • usage: "Her pain completely mastered her"; "The methods can master the problems"
  • synonyms: dominate
• Have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of.
  • usage: "Do you control these data"
  • synonyms: control

adjective

• Most important element.
  • usage: "the chief aim of living"; "the main doors were of solid glass"; "the principal rivers of America"; "the principal example"; "policemen were primary targets"; "the master bedroom"; "a master switch"
  • synonyms: chief, main, primary, principal

• (n.) 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.
• (n.) One who has attained great skill in the use or application of anything; as, a master of oratorical art.
• (v.t.) To become the master of; to subject to one's will, control or authority; to conquer; to overpower; to subdue.
• (n.) A title given by courtesy, now commonly pronounced mister, except when given to boys; -- sometimes written Mister, but usually abbreviated to Mr.
• (v.i.) To be skillful; to excel.
• (n.) A vessel having (so many) masts; -- used only in compounds; as, a two-master.
• (v.t.) To gain the command of, so as to understand or apply; to become an adept in; as, to master a science.
• (n.) A person holding an office of authority among the Freemasons, especially the presiding officer; also, a person holding a similar office in other civic societies.
• (v.t.) To own; to posses.
• (n.) One who uses or controls at will, anything inanimate; as, to be master of one's time.
• (n.) 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. (a) The employer of a servant. (b) The owner of a slave. (c) The person to whom an apprentice is articled. (d) A sovereign, prince or feudal noble; a chief or one exercising similar authority. (e) The head of a household. (f) The male head of a school or college. (g) A male teacher. (h) The director of a number of persons performing a ceremony or sharing a feast. (i) The owner of a docile brute, -- especially a dog or horse. (j) The controller of a familiar spirit or other supernatural being.
• (n.) A young gentleman; a lad or small boy.

(DoD) The commanding officer of a United States Naval Ship, a commercial ship, or a government-owned general agency agreement ship operated for the Military Sealift Command by a civilian company to transport Department of Defense cargo. Also called MA.