muster
- 1) verb, to call together (numbers of men) for duty, inspection, etc, or (of men) to assemble in this way
- 2) verb, muster in or out to enlist into or discharge from military service
- 3) verb, to round up (livestock)
- 4) verb, to summon or gather
- 5) noun, an assembly of military personnel for duty, inspection, etc
- 6) noun, a collection, assembly, or gathering
- 7) noun, the rounding up of livestock
- 8) noun, a flock of peacocks
- 9) noun, pass muster to be acceptable
Etymology
C14: from old French moustrer, from Latin monstrāre to show, from monstrum portent, omen
Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008
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assembly, meeting, collection, gathering, rally, convention, congregation, mobilize, hui (N.Z.), concourse, assemblage, convocation, collect, call up, marshal, rally, group, gather, assemble, round up, marshal, mobilize, assemble, meet, convene, congregate, convoke, pass muster qualify, measure up