muster
muster Lexical Profile
muster Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To summon up or call forth a feeling, attitude, or inner resource (such as courage, energy, or enthusiasm).
"After a long day of travel, she could barely muster the energy to unpack her suitcase."
To assemble or bring together a group of people, supporters, or personnel for a shared purpose, duty, or inspection.
"The coalition worked tirelessly to muster enough votes to pass the environmental bill."
• noun
A formal gathering or assembly of people, such as a ship's crew or military personnel, typically for inspection, roll call, or verification.
"The captain ordered an emergency muster on the main deck to account for every crew member."
Australian The process of rounding up livestock on a farm or station for inspection, counting, shearing, or branding.
"The annual cattle muster across the vast outback property took the stockmen nearly two weeks to complete."
Word Nuance & Usage
The idiom is "pass muster" (meaning to meet an expected standard), deriving from a formal inspection of assembled personnel, and should not be misspelled as "pass mustard."
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English "moustre," borrowed from Old French "mostre" (an appearance, display, or review of troops), ultimately from Latin "monstrare" (to show or point out).