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   muster

   /ˈmʌstə/

   verb

   • 1. assemble (troops), especially for inspection or in preparation for battle: "17,000 men had been mustered on Haldon Hill" Similar assemblebring togethercall togethermarshalmobilizerallyround upraisesummongathergather togethermasscollectconvenecall upcall to armsrecruitconscriptdraftformal:convokearchaic:levyOpposite disperse
   • ▪ (of troops) gather for inspection or in preparation for battle: "the cavalrymen mustered beside the other regiments"
   • ▪ (of a group of people) gather together: "reporters mustered outside her house" Similar congregateassemblegather togethercome togethermeetcollect togetherconvenemasscluster togetherflock togetherrallyrare:foregather
   • ▪ round up (livestock): Australian, New Zealand "my father needed help with mustering sheep"
   • 2. collect or assemble (a number or amount): "the city council was unable to muster enough votes to pass the measure"
   • ▪ summon up (a feeling, attitude, or response): "he replied with as much dignity as he could muster" Similar summon upsummonscrew upgather togethercall uprally

   noun

   • 1. a formal gathering of troops, especially for inspection, display, or exercise: "he attended the musters, which were called to train all able-bodied men"
   • ▪ short for muster roll
   • ▪ a rounding up of livestock: Australian, New Zealand "a cattle muster"
   • ▪ the number of people attending a meeting. informal Australian
   • 2. a group of peacocks: rare "the sound was like the cry of a muster of peacocks"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French moustrer (verb), moustre (noun), from Latin monstrare ‘to show’.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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