muster vs scatter

muster

noun
  • An assemblage or display; a gathering, collection of people or things. 

  • The sum total of an army when assembled for review and inspection; the whole number of effective men in an army. 

  • A roundup of livestock for inspection, branding, drenching, shearing etc. 

  • A collection of peafowl. (not a term used in zoology) 

  • An assembling or review of troops, as for parade, verification of numbers, inspection, exercise, or introduction into service. 

  • Synonym of mustee 

verb
  • To enroll (into service). 

  • To collect, call or assemble together, such as troops or a group for inspection, orders, display etc. 

  • To be gathered together for parade, inspection, exercise, or the like (especially of a military force); to come together as parts of a force or body. 

  • To gather or round up livestock. 

scatter

noun
  • A collection of dispersed objects. 

  • The act of scattering or dispersing. 

verb
  • To (cause to) separate and go in different directions; to disperse. 

  • Of a pitcher: to keep down the number of hits or walks. 

  • To deflect (radiation or particles). 

  • To occur or fall at widely spaced intervals. 

  • To distribute loosely as by sprinkling. 

  • To frustrate, disappoint, and overthrow. 

  • To be dispersed upon. 

How often have the words muster and scatter occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )