gather together, assemble for action or ceremonial purposes, collect
act of mustering; military enrollment; assembly; gathering up; list of names in a military unit
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Muster Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
To collect and display; to assemble, as troops for parade, inspection, exercise, or the like.
To collect and display; to assemble, as troops for parade, inspection, exercise, or the like.
(v. t.)
The sum total of an army when assembled for review and inspection; the whole number of effective men in an army.
The sum total of an army when assembled for review and inspection; the whole number of effective men in an army.
(v. t.)
Something shown for imitation; a pattern.
Something shown for imitation; a pattern.
(v. t.)
Hence: To summon together; to enroll in service; to get together.
Hence: To summon together; to enroll in service; to get together.
(v. t.)
Any assemblage or display; a gathering.
Any assemblage or display; a gathering.
(v. t.)
An assembling or review of troops, as for parade, verification of numbers, inspection, exercise, or introduction into service.
An assembling or review of troops, as for parade, verification of numbers, inspection, exercise, or introduction into service.
(v. t.)
A show; a display.
A show; a display.
(v. i.)
To be gathered together for parade, inspection, exercise, or the like; to come together as parts of a force or body; as, his supporters mustered in force.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutTo be gathered together for parade, inspection, exercise, or the like; to come together as parts of a force or body; as, his supporters mustered in force.
muster
\mus"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. mustered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. mustering.] [oe. mustren, prop., to show, of. mostrer, mustrer, moustrer, monstrer, f. montrer, fr. l. monstrare to show. see monster.]
1. to collect and display; to assemble, as troops for parade, inspection, exercise, or the like.
2. hence: to summon together; to enroll in service; to get together. "mustering all its force." all the gay feathers he could muster.
similar words(10)
muster out
to muster troops into service
muster roll
to muster troops out of service
muster up
to pass muster
muster book
muster file
muster master
to muster up
An assemblage or review of troops for parade or inspection, or for numbering off.
Noun
1. a gathering of military personnel for duty; "he was thrown in the brig for missing muster"
(hypernym) gathering, assemblage
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
2. compulsory military service
(synonym) conscription, draft, selective service
(hypernym) mobilization, mobilisation, militarization, militarisation
(hyponym) levy, levy en masse
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
Verb
1. gather or bring together; "muster the courage to do something"; "she rallied her intellect"; "Summon all your courage"
(synonym) rally, summon, come up, muster up
(hypernym) gather, garner, collect, pull together
2. call to duty, military service, jury duty, etc.
(hypernym) call, send for
(derivation) conscription, draft, selective service
Muster Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Muster may refer to:
- Muster (military), a process or event for the of accounting for members in a military unit
- Muster (livestock), the rounding-up of livestock
- Muster (event), a competitive skills event held between fire departments
- Muster (census), a type of census in the British colony of New South Wales, Australia
- Muster (Texas A&M University), a time-honored tradition at Texas A&M University
- Ute muster, an auto show
- Mustér, the Romansh name of Disentis
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Disentis (German) or Mustér (Romansh), with its official name Disentis/Mustér is a municipality in the district of Surselva in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.
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Muster Definition from Sports Dictionaries & Glossaries
