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mastermind

noun verb

Someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality

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Word Facts

Word length
10
Starts with
M
Ends with
D
Contains
AS
Scrabble score
15
CEFR level
C1

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈmɑː.stə.mʌɪnd

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. Someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality

    “Mozart was a child genius”

noun

  1. Someone who creates new things

verb

  1. Plan and direct (a complex undertaking)

    “He masterminded the robbery”

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Example Sentences

Mozart was a child genius
He's smart but he's no Einstein
He masterminded the robbery

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