mustard
noun · adjective
Simple meaning
Pungent powder or paste prepared from ground mustard seeds.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
muhsterdSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈmʌstɚd
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
Pungent powder or paste prepared from ground mustard seeds
Powder or paste made from seeds of the mustard plant, and used as a condiment or a spice.
The leaves of the mustard plant, used as a salad.
Dark yellow colour, the colour of mustard.
The tomalley of a crab, which resembles the condiment.
A highly cytotoxic vesicant, C₄H₈Cl₂S, used in World War I that is known to cause skin burns, blisters, inflammation, edema, and potentially other respiratory effects.
adjective
Of a dark yellow colour.
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This meaning: Pungent powder or paste prepared from ground mustard seeds
Used this way, mustard is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Nearby words
- mustard greens , rarer, so it draws attention
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More ways to use mustard
- “I put mustard on my hot dog at the baseball game.”noun
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Synonyms
Sense: pungent powder or paste prepared from ground mustard seeds
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