mask vs truth

mask

noun
  • That which disguises; a pretext or subterfuge. 

  • The mesh of a net; a net; net-bag. 

  • A cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection. 

  • A person wearing a mask. 

  • A pattern of bits used in bitwise operations; bitmask. 

  • A two-color (black and white) bitmap generated from an image, used to create transparency in the image. 

  • mesh 

  • The lower lip of the larva of a dragonfly, modified so as to form a prehensile organ. 

  • In a permanent fortification, a redoubt which protects the caponiere. 

  • A festive entertainment of dancing or other diversions, where all wear masks; a masquerade. 

  • Mash. 

  • The head of a fox, shown face-on and cut off immediately behind the ears. 

  • A social phenomenon where autistic people learn, practice, and perform certain behaviors and suppress others in order to appear more neurotypical. 

  • A flat covering used to block off an unwanted portion of a scene or image. 

  • A grotesque head or face, used to adorn keystones and other prominent parts, to spout water in fountains, and the like. 

  • A screen for a battery. 

verb
  • To set or unset (certain bits, or binary digits, within a value) by means of a bitmask. 

  • To bewilder; confuse. 

  • To conceal from view or knowledge; to cover; to hide. 

  • To conceal or disguise one's autism. 

  • To prepare tea in a teapot; alternative to brew. 

  • To disable (an interrupt, etc.) by setting or unsetting the associated bit. 

  • To cover (the face or something else), in order to conceal the identity or protect against injury; to cover with a mask or visor. 

  • To conceal; also, to intervene in the line of. 

  • (brewing) To mix malt with hot water to yield wort. 

  • To take part as a masker in a masquerade. 

  • to cover or shield a part of a design or picture in order to prevent reproduction or to safeguard the surface from the colors used when working with an air brush or painting 

  • To mash. 

  • To disguise as something else. 

  • To cover or keep in check. 

  • To wear a mask. 

  • To be infused or steeped. 

truth

noun
  • Something acknowledged to be true; a true statement or axiom. 

  • Conformity to fact or reality; correctness, accuracy. 

  • True facts, genuine depiction or statements of reality. 

  • Conformity to rule; exactness; close correspondence with an example, mood, model, etc. 

  • That which is real, in a deeper sense; spiritual or ‘genuine’ reality. 

  • In the game truth or dare, the choice to truthfully answer a question put forth. 

  • The state or quality of being true to someone or something. 

verb
  • To tell the truth. 

  • To make exact; to correct for inaccuracy. 

How often have the words mask and truth occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )