Definitions for muster

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muster mus·ter

Spelling: [muhs-ter]

IPA: /ˈmʌs tər/

Muster is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 133 anagrams from letters in muster (emrstu).

Definitions for muster

noun

1. an assembling of troops or persons for formal inspection or other purposes.
2. an assemblage or collection.
3. the act of mustering.
4. Also called muster roll. (formerly) a list of the persons enrolled in a military or naval unit.
5. something necessary, vital, or required:

Idioms

1. pass muster, to pass a cursory inspection. to measure up to a certain standard; be adequate:

adjective

1. necessary; vital:

Verb phrases

1. muster in, to enlist into service in the armed forces.
2. muster out, to discharge from service in the armed forces:

auxiliary verb

1. to be obliged or bound to by an imperative requirement:
2. to be under the necessity to; need to:
3. to be required or compelled to, as by the use or threat of force:
4. to be compelled to in order to fulfill some need or achieve an aim:
5. to be forced to, as by convention or the requirements of honesty:
6. to be or feel urged to; ought to:
7. to be reasonably expected to; is bound to:
8. to be inevitably certain to; be compelled by nature:

verb (used with object)

1. to assemble (troops, a ship's crew, etc.), as for battle, display, inspection, orders, or discharge.
2. to gather, summon, rouse (often followed by up):

verb (used without object)

1. to assemble for inspection, service, etc., as troops or forces.
2. to come together; collect; assemble; gather.
3. to be obliged; be compelled:
4. Archaic. (sometimes used with ellipsis of go, get, or some similar verb readily understood from the context):

Origin of muster

1250-1300; Middle English mostren (v.) Old French mostrer Latin mōnstrāre to show, derivative of mōnstrum portent; see monster

Examples for muster

Kirkwood acceded, perforce; and bided his time with what tolerance he could muster.

But two years after that, UFW walked away from its negotiations with Gerawan, unable to muster adequate worker support.

The upside is that we might muster the political will to develop policies that match reality.

And yet in the end Pop was able to muster a fairly good imitation of a frown.

Rising to retrieve it, I offer her what meager reassurance I can muster.

Unfortunately, the best response we can muster might be much harder than a band-aid or hidden camera.

He did what he could to muster a smile, and returned, 'Your fancy.

Yet, relative to the massive amount of attention, shock, and criticism, I can only muster a shrug and a plea to chill out.

For this we muster the spirit of America, and the faith of America.

He also thought it good policy to display all the assurance he could muster.