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Most and Must Definitions

Most

Greatest in number
Won the most votes.

Must

To be obliged or required by morality, law, or custom
Citizens must register in order to vote.

Most

Greatest in amount, extent, or degree
Has the most compassion.

Must

To be compelled, as by a physical necessity or requirement
Plants must have oxygen in order to live.

Most

In the greatest number of instances
Most fish have fins.

Must

Used to express a command or admonition
You must not go there alone. You simply must be careful.
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Most

The greatest amount or degree
She has the most to gain.

Must

To be determined to; have as a fixed resolve
If you must leave, do it quietly.

Most

(Slang) The greatest, best, or most exciting. Used with the
That party was the most!.

Must

Used to indicate inevitability or certainty
We all must die.

Most

In or to the highest degree or extent. Used with many adjectives and adverbs to form the superlative degree
Most honest.
Most impatiently.

Must

Used to indicate logical probability or presumptive certainty
If the lights were on, they must have been at home.
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Most

Very
A most impressive piece of writing.

Must

To be required or obliged to go
"I must from hence" (Shakespeare).

Most

(Informal) Almost
Most everyone agrees.

Must

Something that is absolutely required or indispensable
Promptness on the job is a must. Comfortable boots are a must when going on a hike.

Most

Superlative of much.
The teams competed to see who could collect (the) most money.

Must

The quality or condition of being stale or musty.
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Most

Superlative of many}}: the comparatively largest number of ({{ngd)
The team with the most points wins.

Must

The unfermented or fermenting juice expressed from fruit, especially grapes.

Most

Superlative of many}}: the majority of; more than half of ({{ngd)
Most bakers and dairy farmers have to get up early.
Winning was not important for most participants.

Must

Variant of musth.

Most

Forms the superlative of many adjectives.
This is the most important example.
Correctness is most important.

Must

Musk.

Most

To a great extent or degree; highly; very.
This is a most unusual specimen.

Must

To do with certainty; indicates that the speaker is certain that the subject will have executed the predicate.
If it has rained all day, it must be very wet outside.
You picked one of two, and it wasn't the first: it must have been the second.

Most

Superlative of many}} {{rfd-sense
Most times when I go hiking I wear boots.

Must

To do as a requirement; indicates that the sentence subject is required as an imperative or directive to execute the sentence predicate, with failure to do so resulting in a failure or negative consequence.

Most

Superlative of much

Must

Used to indicate that something that is very likely, probable, or certain to be true.
The children must be asleep by now.

Most

Almost.

Must

(transitive) To make musty.

Most

The greatest; the best.

Must

(intransitive) To become musty.

Most

The greater part of a group, especially a group of people.
Most want the best for their children.
The peach was juicier and more flavourful than most.

Must

Something that is mandatory or required.
If you're trekking all day, a map is a must.

Most

(uncountable) The greatest amount.
The most I can offer for the house is $150,000.

Must

The property of being stale or musty.

Most

The greater part.
Most of the penguins were friendly and curious.
Most of the rice was spoiled.

Must

Something that exhibits the property of being stale or musty.

Most

(countable) A record-setting amount.

Must

Fruit juice that will ferment or has fermented, usually from grapes.

Most

Consisting of the greatest number or quantity; greater in number or quantity than all the rest; nearly all.
The cities wherein most of his mighty works were done.

Must

To be obliged; to be necessitated; - expressing either physical or moral necessity; as, a man must eat for nourishment; we must submit to the laws.

Most

Greatest in degree; as, he has the most need of it.

Must

To be morally required; to be necessary or essential to a certain quality, character, end, or result; as, he must reconsider the matter; he must have been insane.
Likewise must the deacons be grave.
Morover, he [a bishop] must have a good report of them which are without.

Most

Highest in rank; greatest.
A quarter of a year or some months at the most.
A covetous man makes the most of what he has.

Must

The expressed juice of the grape, or other fruit, before fermentation.
No fermenting must fills . . . the deep vats.

Most

In the greatest or highest degree.
Those nearest to this king, and most his favorites, were courtiers and prelates.
The most unkindest cut of all.
The most straitest sect of our religion.

Must

Mustiness.

Most

(superlative of `many' used with count nouns and often preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the greatest in number;
Who has the most apples?
Most people like eggs
Most fishes have fins

Must

To make musty; to become musty.

Most

The superlative of `much' that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by `the'; a quantifier meaning the greatest in amount or extent or degree;
Made the most money he could
What attracts the most attention?
Made the most of a bad deal

Must

Being in a condition of dangerous frenzy, usually connected with sexual excitement; - said of adult male elephants which become so at irregular intervals, typicaly due to increased testosterone levels.

Most

Used to form the superlative;
The king cobra is the most dangerous snake

Must

A necessary or essential thing;
Seat belts are an absolute must

Most

Very;
A most welcome relief

Must

Grape juice before or during fermentation

Most

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; `near' is sometimes used informally for `nearly' and `most' is sometimes used informally for `almost';
The job is (just) about done
The baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded
We're almost finished
The car all but ran her down
He nearly fainted
Talked for nigh onto 2 hours
The recording is well-nigh perfect
Virtually all the parties signed the contract
I was near exhausted by the run
Most everyone agrees

Must

The quality of smelling or tasting old or stale or mouldy

Must

Highly recommended;
A book that is must reading

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