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must

9.6

Fresh grape juice and grape bits used to make wine

noun
/mʌst/

Specialized

: mosto

After the grapes were crushed, the must was collected for fermentation.

Examples

So I had a feeling and it must have big must that's horrible.
The winemaker carefully monitored the temperature of the must during the fermentation process.
A rich, aromatic must is essential for producing high-quality wine.

Synonyms

stum

vsmust

Archaic

1 9.9

Grape juice before it turns into wine

is freshly pressed with skins seeds and stems before or during fermentation

Idioms

the show must go on

1 6.0

An event or activity must continue even when there are problems

what goes up must come down

Informal

4.9

Things that rise will later fall, for example prices or fortunes

Compounds

must-see

14 3.4

A place, show or event that people should not miss

must-read

10 3.7

A book or article that people say everyone should read

She-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named

Informal

9.1

A joking name for a woman whose real name people avoid saying

How Fermented

wine

∞ 1.0

must

Specialized

9.6

grape juice

15 1.0

Surface Forms

must singular

musts plural

Etymology

Must in winemaking comes from Latin mustum (and Old French moût) meaning 'new wine' or pressed grape juice. Winemakers still call the fresh grape liquid 'must' before it becomes wine.