muster

[mus·ter]

Originally meaning only to gather soldiers, muster's definition has been expanded to include gathering up just about anything––you can muster up some dinner, some friends, or even some ketchup, pickles and mustard.

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Something shown for imitation; a pattern.

Noun
compulsory military service

Noun
a gathering of military personnel for duty; "he was thrown in the brig for missing muster"

Verb
call to duty, military service, jury duty, etc.

Verb
gather or bring together; "muster the courage to do something"; "she rallied her intellect"; "Summon all your courage"

v. t.
Something shown for imitation; a pattern.

v. t.
A show; a display.

v. t.
An assembling or review of troops, as for parade, verification of numbers, inspection, exercise, or introduction into service.

v. t.
The sum total of an army when assembled for review and inspection; the whole number of effective men in an army.

v. t.
Any assemblage or display; a gathering.

v. t.
To collect and display; to assemble, as troops for parade, inspection, exercise, or the like.

v. t.
Hence: To summon together; to enroll in service; to get together.

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.

Muster

Mus"ter , n. [OE. moustre, OF. mostre, moustre, F. montre, LL. monstra. See Muster, v. t.] 1. Something shown for imitation; a pattern. [Obs.] 2. A show; a display. [Obs.] Piers Plowman. 3. An assembling or review of troops, as for parade, verification of numbers, inspection, exercise, or introduction into service.
The hurried muster of the soldiers of liberty.
See how in warlike muster they appear, In rhombs, and wedges, and half-moons, and wings.
4. The sum total of an army when assembled for review and inspection; the whole number of effective men in an army.
And the muster was thirty thousands of men.
Ye publish the musters of your own bands, and proclaim them to amount of thousands.
5. Any assemblage or display; a gathering.
Of the temporal grandees of the realm, mentof their wives and daughters, the muster was great and splendid.
Muster book, a book in which military forces are registred. -- Muster file, a muster roll. -- Muster master (Mil.), one who takes an account of troops, and of their equipment; a mustering officer; an inspector. [Eng.] -- Muster roll (Mil.), a list or register of all the men in a company, troop, or regiment, present or accounted for on the day of muster. -- To pass muster, to pass through a muster or inspection without censure.
Such excuses will not pass muster with God.

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. Spenser. 2. Hence: To summon together; to enroll in service; to get together. "Mustering all its force." Cowper.
All the gay feathers he could muster.
To muster troops into service (Mil.), to inspect and enter troops on the muster roll of the army. -- To muster troops out of service (Mil.), to register them for final payment and discharge. -- To muster up, to gather up; to succeed in obtaining; to obtain with some effort or difficulty.
One of those who can muster up sufficient sprightliness to engage in a game of forfeits.

Muster

Mus"ter, 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. "The mustering squadron." Byron.

Something shown for imitation; a pattern.

To collect and display; to assemble, as troops for parade, inspection, exercise, or the like.

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.

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Usage Examples

Once a disease has entered the body, all parts which are healthy must fight it: not one alone, but all. Because a disease might mean their common death. Nature knows this and Nature attacks the disease with whatever help she can muster.

A lot of people do not muster the courage to live their dreams because they are afraid to die.

A life lesson for me is, how do you muster the courage to take on a new risk? Whether it's starting up a business or taking on a new project or expedition. I think the risks that we take are all relative to the risk-taker.

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Other Usage Examples

Each morning my characters greet me with misty faces willing, though chilled, to muster for another day's progress through the dazzling quicksand the marsh of blank paper.

The days of our lives, for all of us, are numbered. We know that. And yes, there are certainly times when we aren't able to muster as much strength and patience as we would like. It's called being human.

And I know I'm supposed to feel guilty for wanting people to buy my books... and books in general? Novels and poetry, they belong to the realm of art. How dirty of us to try to hawk art! But, after a decade of hand-wringing and apologies, I can't quite muster the guilt anymore.

I hope to devote all of my spare time, which ordinarily would go to research, my summers, and every ounce of strength I can muster to further the project.