noun - a university degree that you get after studying for three or four years
noun - a high-level university degree that you get after you finish your first degree (bachelor's)
noun, informal - a short way to say "master's degree" or the study program at a university
noun - a member of the ensemble who performs their own small role nightly but is trained to take over a leading role if the primary actor is unable to perform
adjective - decaying and producing a very unpleasant smell; extremely unpleasant or disgusting
noun, formal - the act of making something shorter by cutting off a part of it
verb, formal - to make something shorter by cutting off a part of it