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“Mustard” or “Mustered”

mustard / mustered are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

mustard m·AH·s·t·er·d

  • nounany of several cruciferous plants of the genus Brassica.
  • nounpungent powder or paste prepared from ground mustard seeds.
  • nounleaves eaten as cooked greens.

mustered m·AH·s·t·er·d

  • verbgather or bring together.
  • verbcall to duty, military service, jury duty, etc..
Usage

Examples in context

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“mustard”

  • Wakame (若布): Edible seaweed, sea mustard
  • …and additional produced by DJ Mustard, and Mike Free, with additional…
  • Junior girls wear a mustard dress with a belt in…
  • Lentils, sun flower and mustard are also grown in this
  • …man of the hour DJ Mustard".
  • …with varying spices such as mustard seed, chili, and turmeric, then…
  • …cheese and condiments such as mustard, mayonnaise, ketchup and relish.
  • …smuggling methods, hiding cocaine in mustard crates, sawdust and cough medicine…
  • …are onions, locoto, boiled egg, mustard, mayonnaise, and ketchup.
  • …Khalifa, French Montana and DJ Mustard) (Clean)

“mustered”

  • …1516, the king John III mustered an army in Sauveterre-de-Béarn made…
  • It mustered into service on June 20,
  • The 3rd Minnesota Battery was mustered in at Fort Snelling, Minnesota,…
  • Weissert mustered out September 17, 1865, with…
  • Gardiner was mustered out of active service on…
  • The 70th mustered out on July 7, 1864,…
  • …Baltimore, Maryland, and was honorably mustered out of service on September…
  • …new laws as anti-Catholic and mustered the support of its rank…
  • He was mustered out of the volunteers on…
  • …his Three Months’ Service, he mustered out on August 15, 1861.

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