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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (4)

1. an excited state of agitation;
- Example: "he was in a dither"
- Example: "there was a terrible flap about the theft"
[syn: dither, pother, fuss, tizzy, flap]

2. an angry disturbance;
- Example: "he didn't want to make a fuss"
- Example: "they had labor trouble"
- Example: "a spot of bother"
[syn: fuss, trouble, bother, hassle]

3. a quarrel about petty points;
[syn: bicker, bickering, spat, tiff, squabble, pettifoggery, fuss]

4. a rapid active commotion;
[syn: bustle, hustle, flurry, ado, fuss, stir]


VERB (2)

1. worry unnecessarily or excessively;
- Example: "don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now"
[syn: fuss, niggle, fret]

2. care for like a mother;
- Example: "She fusses over her husband"
[syn: mother, fuss, overprotect]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Fuss \Fuss\ (f[u^]s), n. [Cf. Fusome.] 1. A tumult; a bustle; unnecessary or annoying ado about trifles. --Byron. [1913 Webster] Zealously, assiduously, and with a minimum of fuss or noise --Carlyle. [1913 Webster] 2. One who is unduly anxious about trifles; a fussbudget. [R.] [1913 Webster] I am a fuss and I don't deny it. --W. D. Howell. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Fuss \Fuss\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Fussed; p. pr. & vb. n. Fussing.] To be overbusy or unduly anxious about trifles; to make a bustle or ado. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

fuss n 1: an excited state of agitation; "he was in a dither"; "there was a terrible flap about the theft" [syn: dither, pother, fuss, tizzy, flap] 2: an angry disturbance; "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother" [syn: fuss, trouble, bother, hassle] 3: a quarrel about petty points [syn: bicker, bickering, spat, tiff, squabble, pettifoggery, fuss] 4: a rapid active commotion [syn: bustle, hustle, flurry, ado, fuss, stir] v 1: worry unnecessarily or excessively; "don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now" [syn: fuss, niggle, fret] 2: care for like a mother; "She fusses over her husband" [syn: mother, fuss, overprotect]