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MUSS
mess, messiness, muss, mussiness
(noun) a state of confusion and disorderliness; “the house was a mess”; “she smoothed the mussiness of the bed”
muss, tussle
(verb) make messy or untidy; “the child mussed up my hair”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Verb
muss (third-person singular simple present musses, present participle mussing, simple past and past participle mussed)
(transitive) To rumple, tousle or make (something) untidy.
Noun
muss (plural musses)
A mess (disagreeable mixture or confusion of things; disorder)
(obsolete) A scramble, as when small objects are thrown down, to be taken by those who can seize them; a confused struggle.
Etymology 2
Noun
muss (plural musses)
(obsolete) A term of endearment.
Anagrams
• Sums, sums
Source: Wiktionary
Muss, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. mousche a fly, also, the play called muss, fr. L. musca a fly.]
Definition: A scramble, as when small objects are thrown down, to be taken by those who can seize them; a confused struggle. Shak.
Muss, n.
Definition: A state of confusion or disorder; -- prob. variant of mess, but influenced by muss, a scramble. [Colloq. U.S.]
Muss, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mussed; p. pr. & vb. n. Mussing.]
Definition: To disarrange, as clothing; to rumple. [Colloq. U.S.]
Muss, n. Etym: [Cf. OE. mus a mouse. See Mouse.]
Definition: A term of endearment. [Obs.] See Mouse. B. Jonson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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