Idioms for muster

    pass muster,
    1. to pass a cursory inspection.
    2. to measure up to a certain standard; be adequate: Your grades don't pass muster.

Origin of muster

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

SYNONYMS FOR muster

1 convoke.
1, 4 convene; congregate.
5 gathering, assembly, convention.

ANTONYMS FOR muster

1, 4 scatter, separate.

synonym study for muster

1. See gather.

OTHER WORDS FROM muster

pre·mus·ter, verb (used with object) un·mus·tered, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH muster

muster mustard

Words nearby muster

mustard operation, mustard plaster, mustee, mustelid, musteline, muster, muster day, muster in, muster roll, musth, mustn't

British Dictionary definitions for muster in

muster
/ (ˈmʌstə) /

verb

noun

Word Origin for muster

C14: from old French moustrer, from Latin monstrāre to show, from monstrum portent, omen

Idioms and Phrases with muster in (1 of 2)

muster in

Enlist in military service. For example, They were mustered in at Fort Dix. The antonym is muster out, meaning “to leave or be discharged from military service,” as in He was mustered out and given a dishonorable discharge. [First half of 1800s]

Idioms and Phrases with muster in (2 of 2)

muster