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FUZZ
fuzz
(noun) the first beard of an adolescent boy
blur, fuzz
(noun) a hazy or indistinct representation; “it happened so fast it was just a blur”; “he tried to clear his head of the whisky fuzz”
bull, cop, copper, fuzz, pig
(noun) uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
hair, fuzz, tomentum
(noun) filamentous hairlike growth on a plant; “peach fuzz”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
fuzz (countable and uncountable, plural fuzzes)
A frizzy mass of hair or fibre.
Quality of an image that is unclear; a blurred image.
(computing) The random data used in fuzz testing.
A distorted sound, especially from an electric guitar or other amplified instrument.
A state of befuddlement.
Verb
fuzz (third-person singular simple present fuzzes, present participle fuzzing, simple past and past participle fuzzed)
(transitive) To make fuzzy.
(intransitive) To become fuzzy.
(transitive, dated) To make drunk.
(computing) To test a software component by running it on randomly generated input.
(intransitive, dated) To fly off in minute particles with a fizzing sound, like water from hot metal.
Etymology 2
Noun
fuzz (uncountable)
(US, slang, with "the") The police.
Source: Wiktionary
Fuzz, v. t.
Definition: To make drunk. [Obs.] Wood.
Fuzz, n. Etym: [Cf. Prov. E. fuzzy that ravels (of silk or cotton), D. voos spongy, fungous, G. faser filament. E. feaze to untwist.]
Definition: Fine, light particles or fibers; loose, volatile matter. Fuzz ball, a kind of fungus or mushroom, which, when pressed, bursts and scatters a fine dust; a puffball.
Fuzz, v. i.
Definition: To fly off in minute particles.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BRIGHT
(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”
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