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musts

musts is the plural of must.

musts is the third-person singular simple present indicative of must.

Meaning of must

Noun (1)

must (plural musts)

  1. (auxiliary, defective, modal) Something that is mandatory, required or recommended.
    • If you're trekking all day, a map is a must.
    Antonyms:
    no-no

Noun (2)

must (countable and uncountable, plural musts)

  1. (auxiliary, defective, modal) The property of being stale or musty.
  2. (auxiliary, defective, modal) Something that exhibits the property of being stale or musty.
  3. (auxiliary, defective, modal) Fruit juice that will ferment or has fermented, usually from grapes.
    • No sweet grape lies hidden here in the shade of its vine-leaves,
      No fermenting must fills and o'erflows the deep vats.c. 1874, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Ovid in Exile

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Questions about musts

What is musts the plural of?
Musts is the plural of must.

Words near musts in the dictionary

  1. Muston
  2. Mustons
  3. Mustos
  4. mustre
  5. mustres
  6. musts
  7. musturbation
  8. musty
  9. mustying
  10. Musu Dan
  11. Musu Point

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