Mustard

Quick meaning: Mustard is a noun meaning Powder or paste made from seeds of the mustard plant, and used as a condiment or a spice.

Meaning

Powder or paste made from seeds of the mustard plant, and used as a condiment or a spice.

More Meanings

1. The leaves of the mustard plant, used as a salad.
2. Dark yellow colour, the colour of mustard.
3. The tomalley of a crab, which resembles the condiment.
4. Ellipsis of mustard gas.
5. (baseball, colloquial) Energy, power (when throwing a baseball).
6. A plant of certain species of the genus Brassica, or of related genera (especially Sinapis alba, in the family Brassicaceae, with yellow flowers, and linear seed pods).
7. One of a family of vesicants containing one or more 2-chloroethyl (C₂H₄Cl) groups, commonly used in chemical warfare and cancer chemotherapy.

Example Sentences

Mustard and cress sandwiches.

He loved having mustard and toast for breakfast.

When the waitress brought the food, I asked whether she had any Dijon mustard.

My expectations of public services were nil, so any time within a month was fine by me. They did it in less than a week, which was mustard.

Word Forms

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Synonyms for mustard

Depending on context, synonyms include senvy.

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