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[ muhs-ter ] / ˈmʌs tər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR muster ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used with object)to assemble (troops, a ship's crew, etc.), as for battle, display, inspection, orders, or discharge. to gather, summon, rouse (often followed by up): He mustered all his courage. verb (used without object)to assemble for inspection, service, etc., as troops or forces. to come together; collect; assemble; gather. nounan assembling of troops or persons for formal inspection or other purposes. an assemblage or collection. the act of mustering. Also called muster roll . (formerly) a list of the persons enrolled in a military or naval unit. Verb Phrasesmuster in, to enlist into service in the armed forces. muster out, to discharge from service in the armed forces: He will be mustered out of the army in only two more months. Idioms for musterpass muster, - to pass a cursory inspection.
- to measure up to a certain standard; be adequate: Your grades don't pass muster.
Origin of muster1250–1300; Middle English mostren (v.) <Old French mostrer<Latin mōnstrāre to show, derivative of mōnstrum portent; see monster SYNONYMS FOR muster1 convoke. 1, 4 convene; congregate. 5 gathering, assembly, convention. SEE SYNONYMS FOR muster ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR musterSEE ANTONYMS FOR muster ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for muster1. See gather. OTHER WORDS FROM musterpre·mus·ter, verb (used with object)un·mus·tered, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH mustermuster , mustardWords nearby musterMustard operation, mustard plaster, mustee, mustelid, musteline, muster, Muster Day, muster in, muster roll, musth, must-have Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for musterUnfortunately, the best response we can muster might be much harder than a band-aid or hidden camera. Is Brooklyn Becoming Unsafe for Gays? It Depends On Which Ones|Jay Michaelson|October 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST Rising to retrieve it, I offer her what meager reassurance I can muster. The Stacks: Grateful Dead I Have Known|Ed McClanahan|August 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST But two years after that, UFW walked away from its negotiations with Gerawan, unable to muster adequate worker support. A Crazy California Union Scandal|James Poulos|August 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST Yet, relative to the massive amount of attention, shock, and criticism, I can only muster a shrug and a plea to chill out. The Internet’s Latest Pearl-Clutching Panic Over Mamading Is Insane|Emily Shire|July 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The upside is that we might muster the political will to develop policies that match reality. Our Ruling Ideology Is Denial|Eugene Linden|May 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST A company may be mustered in the same manner on its own parade ground, the muster to follow the company inspection. Infantry Drill Regulations, United States Army, 1911|United States War Department But the number of claymores which this first muster brought to Lochaber cannot have been less than two thousand. Claverhouse|Mowbray Morris As quickly as one troop was filled up, it was sent off to the place of Muster. Boscobel: or, the royal oak|William Harrison Ainsworth Horace treated Mrs. Anderson and the Major with all the politeness he could muster. Battling the Clouds|Captain Frank Cobb The muster was for the ceremony of passing the Government Inspector and the Doctor. The Uncommercial Traveller|Charles Dickens
British Dictionary definitions for muster
verbto call together (numbers of men) for duty, inspection, etc, or (of men) to assemble in this way US - muster in to enlist into military service
- muster out to discharge from military service
(tr) Australian and NZ to round up (livestock) (tr sometimes foll by up) to summon or gatherto muster one's arguments; to muster up courage nounan assembly of military personnel for duty, inspection, etc a collection, assembly, or gathering Australian and NZ the rounding up of livestock a flock of peacocks pass muster to be acceptable Word Origin for musterC14: from old French moustrer, from Latin monstrāre to show, from monstrum portent, omen Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with muster
In addition to the idiom beginning with muster The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to musterroundup, assembly, congeries, crowd, company, roster, convocation, aggregation, collection, group, draft, rally, meeting, roll, assemblage, mobilization, enroll, organize, raise, congress |