adj
Meaning 1
Essential to own.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
must-have
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noun
Meaning 2
An item that one must own, or a feature that is essential to a service, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The selfie-stick is this year's must-have.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From must + have.
Across languages
Translations
19 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 必需的 (bìxū de) — essential to own
- Chinese Mandarin: 必不可少的 (bìbùkěshào) — essential to own
- Finnish: välttämätön — essential to own
- Icelandic: skyldueign — essential to own
- Polish: niezbędnik — essential to own
- Russian: необходимое (neobxodimoje) — essential to own
- Spanish: esencial — essential to own
- Spanish: fundamental — essential to own
- Spanish: imprescindible — essential to own
- Turkish: olmazsa olmaz — essential to own
- Chinese Mandarin: 必需品 (bìxūpǐn) — essential item or feature
- Finnish: välttämättömyystarvike — essential item or feature
- French: must — essential item or feature
- German: Must-have — essential item or feature
- Polish: niezbędnik — essential item or feature
- Portuguese: essencial — essential item or feature
- Spanish: esencial — essential item or feature
- Spanish: imprescindible — essential item or feature
- Spanish: necesidad — essential item or feature