The difference between Foretop and Mast
When used as nouns, foretop means the top of the head, whereas mast means 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.
Mast is also verb with the meaning: to supply and fit a mast to a ship.
check bellow for the other definitions of Foretop and Mast
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Foretop as a noun (obsolete):
The top of the head; the top of the forehead.
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Foretop as a noun (obsolete):
The lock of hair which grows on top of the forehead; the corresponding part of a wig.
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Foretop as a noun (obsolete):
In the phrase, to take time (or occasion or opportunity) by the foretop, meaning "to boldly seize an opportunity".
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Foretop as a noun (obsolete):
A fop; one who sports a foretop.
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Foretop as a noun (UK, _, dialectal):
An erect tuft of hair.
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Foretop as a noun:
The forelock of a horse.
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Foretop as a noun (nautical):
A platform at the top of the foremast, supported by the trestle trees.
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Foretop as a noun:
The front seat at the top of a horse-drawn vehicle.
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Mast as a noun:
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.
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Mast as a noun (naval):
A non-judicial punishment ("NJP") disciplinary hearing under which a commanding officer studies and disposes of cases involving those under his command.
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Mast as a verb:
To supply and fit a mast to a ship
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Mast as a noun:
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.
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Mast as a verb (of swine and other animals):
To feed on forest seed or fruit.
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Mast as a verb (agriculture, forestry, ecology, of a population of plants):
To vary fruit and seed production in multi-year cycles.