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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