mustering
Calling troops together
Mustering is the act of assembling or gathering, typically people for a specific purpose.
Troops muster for inspection or roll call; a group musters support for a cause.
The word often implies summoning what's needed: She was mustering the courage to speak.
In agriculture, mustering refers to rounding up livestock, especially in Australian usage.
Managing animal groups
- brandingCreating distinctive identity
- shearingCutting away fleece
- taggingAttaching identifying markers
- yardingCentralizing harvested timber
drafting · penning · droving · weaning · dipping · drenching · counting · sorting
Calling forth deliberately
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- rallyingAssembling for unified action
- findingConclusion from investigation
- steelingMentally preparing oneself
bolstering · fortifying · nerve · bravery · resolve · determination · willpower · strength
Formally joining a force
- conscriptingMandatory military enrollment
- recruitingEnlisting new members
- draftingCreating technical blueprints
- mobilizingAssembling for action
drilling · parading · assembling · regiment · battalion · platoon · troops · reserves
Fitting parts together
- conveningFormally gathering together
- congregatingCollecting in a group
- rallyingAssembling for unified action
- summoningCalling forth deliberately
marshaling · mobilizing · collecting · amassing · uniting · grouping · clustering · consolidating
Making prepared beforehand
- marshalingArranging in proper order
- organizingSystematically putting in order
- coordinatingArranging for unified action
- provisioningSupplying resources in advance
stockpiling · equipping · outfitting · planning · logistics · resources · deployment · briefing
herding
Managing animal groups
- brandingCreating distinctive identity
- shearingCutting away fleece
- taggingAttaching identifying markers
yarding · drafting · penning · droving · weaning · dipping · drenching · counting · sorting · grazing
summoning
Calling forth deliberately
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- rallyingAssembling for unified action
- findingConclusion from investigation
steeling · bolstering · fortifying · nerve · bravery · resolve · determination · willpower · strength · composure
enlisting
Formally joining a force
- conscriptingMandatory military enrollment
- recruitingEnlisting new members
- draftingCreating technical blueprints
mobilizing · drilling · parading · assembling · regiment · battalion · platoon · troops · reserves · deployment
assembling
Fitting parts together
- conveningFormally gathering together
- congregatingCollecting in a group
- rallyingAssembling for unified action
summoning · marshaling · mobilizing · collecting · amassing · uniting · grouping · clustering · consolidating · corralling
readying
Making prepared beforehand
- marshalingArranging in proper order
- organizingSystematically putting in order
- coordinatingArranging for unified action
provisioning · stockpiling · equipping · outfitting · planning · logistics · resources · deployment · briefing · mobilization
- Herdingherding, flock, flocks, herds, shepherd
- working animalsherding, gun dog, guarding, pulling, hunting dog
- Outbackoutback, station, red sand, cattle station, dust storm
- sheep farmingsheep farming, sheep ranching, shepherding, shearing, lambing
- Wool Farmingsheep farm, sheep ranch, wool production, shearing shed, woolshed
- battle prepbriefing, preparation, readiness, mobilization, deployment
musteringdispersing
Spreading widely apart
scattering · disbanding · breaking up · dispersal · separating
musteringabandoning
Leaving permanently behind
surrendering · relinquishing · giving up · losing · letting go
musteringdemobilizing
Releasing military forces
discharging · standing down · deactivating · dismissing · releasing
- mustering upGathering inner resources
- mustering outRelease from military service
- mustering inFormal military enrollment