mustard
a pungent powder or paste prepared from the seeds of certain mustard plants, used as a food seasoning or condiment, and medicinally in plasters, poultices, etc.
Botany. any of various cruciferous plants of the mustard family, noted for their acrid and pungent qualities and widely cultivated for culinary and agricultural purposes: among the most commercially important mustards are black mustard, brown mustard, and white mustard.
Idioms about mustard
cut the mustard, Slang. to reach or surpass the desired standard of performance: a pitcher who cuts the mustard with his fastball.
Origin of mustard
1Words that may be confused with mustard
- muster, mustard
Words Nearby mustard
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How to use mustard in a sentence
Its consumption dipped with the crash of the stock market later that same year, when the Great Depression ushered in a decade of depressing foods like mustard sandwiches and mock apple pies, which substituted crackers for apple slices.
She uses hers for rice wine-infused pickles, like her current project, a month-old batch of mustard greens which can be used to accent stir-frys or add acidity to earthy stews.
Then drain it off and put it in a dish with salt and a little powdered mustard and put it in the oven until there is a nice crust on top.
No-Recipe Recipes Aren’t a Fad; They’re as Old as Cooking Instruction Itself | Marian Bull | July 14, 2021 | EaterIn the pitcher of a blender, combine the oil, lemon juice, honey, scallions, lemon zest, mustard, salt and pepper with the chopped scallions and blend until smooth.
A salad with chicken, berries and poppy seed dressing is a bright, light summer meal | Ellie Krieger | June 24, 2021 | Washington PostIn a small bowl, whisk together the mustard, lemon juice or vinegar, and honey.
A crispy cauliflower recipe with lemon-mustard dressing proves a cutlet is what you make of it | Daniela Galarza | May 13, 2021 | Washington Post
British Dictionary definitions for mustard
/ (ˈmʌstəd) /
any of several Eurasian plants of the genus Brassica, esp black mustard and white mustard, having yellow or white flowers and slender pods and cultivated for their pungent seeds: family Brassicaceae (crucifers): See also charlock
a paste made from the powdered seeds of any of these plants and used as a condiment
a brownish-yellow colour
(as adjective): a mustard carpet
slang, mainly US zest or enthusiasm
cut the mustard slang to come up to expectations
Origin of mustard
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with mustard
see cut the mustard.
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