muss

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: messmessinessmussinesstussle

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a state of confusion and disorderliness“the house was a mess”“she smoothed the mussiness of the bed”Synonyms: messmessinessmussiness

Verb (1)

  1. make messy or untidy“the child mussed up my hair”Synonyms: tussle
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Muss \Muss\, n. [Cf. OF. mousche a fly, also, the play called muss, fr. L. musca a fly.] A scramble, as when small objects are thrown down, to be taken by those who can seize them; a confused struggle. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Muss \Muss\, n. A state of confusion or disorder; -- prob. variant of mess, but influenced by muss, a scramble. [Colloq. U.S.] [1913 Webster]
Muss \Muss\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mussed; p. pr. & vb. n. Mussing.] To disarrange, as clothing; to rumple; -- often used with up; as, the wind mussed up my hair. [Colloq. U.S.] [1913 Webster]
Muss \Muss\, n. [Cf. OE. mus a mouse. See Mouse.] A term of endearment. [Obs.] See Mouse. --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]
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