Definitions for must
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 3 votes

1. mustnoun

   a necessary or essential thing

   "seat belts are an absolute must"

2. mustnoun

   grape juice before or during fermentation

3. mustiness, must, moldinessadjective

   the quality of smelling or tasting old or stale or mouldy

4. must(a)adjective

   highly recommended

   "a book that is must reading"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. MUSTnoun

   New wine; new wort.

   Etymology: mustum, Latin.

   If in the must of wine, or wort of beer, before it be tunned, the burrage stay a small time, and be often changed, it makes a sovereign drink for melancholy. Francis Bacon, Natural History.

   As a swarm of flies in vintage time,
   About the wine-press where sweet must is pour’d,
   Beat off, returns as oft with humming sound. John Milton.

   The wime itself was suiting to the rest,
   Still working in the must, and lately press’d. Dryden.

   A frugal man that with sufficient must
   His casks replenish’d yearly; he no more
   Desir’d, nor wanted. Phillips.

   Liquors, in the act of fermentation, as must and new ale, produce spasms in the stomach. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.

2. MUSTverb imperfect.

   To be obliged. It is only used before a verb. Must is of all persons and tenses, and used of persons and things.

   Etymology: mussen, Dutch.

   Do you confess the bond?
   ———— I do.
   ———— Then must the Jew be merciful.
   ———— On what compulsion must I? tell me that. William Shakespeare.

   Must I needs bring thy son unto the land from whence thou camest? Gen. xxiv. 5.

   Fade, flowers, fade, nature will have it so;
   ’Tis but what we must in our Autumn do. Edmund Waller.

   Because the same self-existent being necessarily is what he is, ’tis evident that what he may be, or hath the power of being, he must be. Nehemiah Grew.

   Every father and brother of the convent has a voice in the election, which must be confirmed by the pope. Addison.

3. To Mustverb

   To mould; to make mouldy.

   Etymology: mws, Welsh, stinking; mos, Dutch, mouldiness; or perhaps from moist.

   Others are made of stone and lime; but they are subject to give and be moist, which will must corn. John Mortimer.

4. To Mustverb

   To grow mouldy.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. must

   Must is the juice made out of freshly pressed grapes.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.3 / 3 votes

1. Must

   to be obliged; to be necessitated; -- expressing either physical or moral necessity; as, a man must eat for nourishment; we must submit to the laws

2. Must

   to be morally required; to be necessary or essential to a certain quality, character, end, or result; as, he must reconsider the matter; he must have been insane

3. Mustnoun

   the expressed juice of the grape, or other fruit, before fermentation

4. Mustnoun

   mustiness

5. Must

   to make musty; to become musty

6. Etymology: [OE. moste, a pret. generally meaning, could, was free to, pres. mot, moot, AS. mste, pret. mt, pres.; akin to D. moetan to be obliged, OS. mtan to be free, to be obliged, OHG. muozan, G. mssen to be obliged, Sw. mste must, Goth. gamtan to have place, have room, to able; of unknown origin.]

WikidataRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Must

   Must is freshly pressed fruit juice that contains the skins, seeds, and stems of the fruit. The solid portion of the must is called pomace; it typically makes up 7%–23% of the total weight of the must. Making must is the first step in winemaking. Because of its high glucose content, typically between 10 and 15%, must is also used as a sweetener in a variety of cuisines. Unlike commercially sold grape juice, which is filtered and pasteurized, must is thick with particulate matter, opaque, and comes in various shades of brown and/or purple.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Must

   must, v.i. to be obliged physically or morally. [A.S. mót, móste; Ger. müssen.]

2. Must

   must, n. wine pressed from the grape, but not fermented: potato-pulp prepared for fermentation. [A.S. must—L. mustus, new, fresh.]

3. Must

   must, n. an occasional state of dangerous frenzy in adult male elephants.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. must

   To act ethically and morally.

   We know our unity is working and we must and choose to work together for the optimum health and shared prosperity of everyone.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 5, 2020  

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. MUST

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Must is ranked #120901 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Must surname appeared 143 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Must.
   
   95.8% or 137 total occurrences were White.

Matched Categories

1. • Grape Juice
   • Necessity

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'must' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #112

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'must' in Written Corpus Frequency: #200

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'must' in Verbs Frequency: #25

Anagrams for must »

1. stum

2. smut

How to pronounce must?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say must in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of must in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of must in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of must in a Sentence

1. Nebraska Supreme Court:

   (B)ecause there are not five judges of this court voting on the constitutionality of (the legislation), the legislation must stand by default.

2. Antony Blinken:

   We must not let President Putin’s callous indifference to human life become our own.

3. Raina Nicole:

   Your mind must be set on peace at times of grief .. sorrows may follow when they go beneath but rejoice and give praise for they now will see better days.

4. Ari Wilkenfeld:

   We are hopeful that Congress and the OSC will investigate this case in a timely and comprehensive manner, this matter concerns HHS's response to the coronavirus, and its failure to protect its employees and potentially the public. The retaliatory efforts to intimidate and silence our client must be opposed.

5. House Speaker John Boehner:

   I hope that President Obama, if and when he has a conversation with the Cuban dictator during the Organization of American States summit, will take the opportunity to condemn this violence in the strongest possible terms and reaffirm that the United States should and must always stand on the side of human rights and democracy against Communist tyranny.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=must
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=must
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Must
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/must
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=must
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=must
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html