fuzz
NounUS[fuhz]/fʌz/1 syllable
Open English WordNet
Noun (4)
- filamentous hairlike growth on a plant“peach fuzz”Synonyms: hairtomentumType of plant process, enationKinds beard, stinging hair
- uncomplimentary terms for a policemanSynonyms: bullcopcopperpigType of police officer, officer
- a hazy or indistinct representation“it happened so fast it was just a blur”“he tried to clear his head of the whisky fuzz”Synonyms: blurType of representation, mental representation
- the first beard of an adolescent boyType of beard, face fungus
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Fuzz (fŭz), transitive verb
To make drunk. obsolete Anthony. Wood
Fuzz noun
Origin: Cf. Prov. E. fuzzy that ravels (of silk or cotton), D. voos spongy, fungous, G. faser filament. E. feaze to untwist.
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 intransitive verb
To fly off in minute particles.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54