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muss

[ muhs ]

/ mʌs /

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noun

a state of disorder or untidiness.

verb (used with object)

to put into disorder; make messy; rumple (often followed by up).

Origin of muss

1820–30; perhaps blend of mess and fuss

SYNONYMS FOR muss

2 mess, disturb, tangle, bedraggle.

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Words nearby muss

musm, musnud, muso, musquash, musquash root, muss, mussaka, mussel, mussel crab, musselcracker, musset

Example sentences from the Web for muss

Not a lot of fuss and muss here, just good taste and great songs.

The Best Music Blogs |Howard Wolfson |January 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander (Was also dem Einen recht ist, muss dem Andern billig sein).

The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume III (of 3) |Alexander Wheelock Thayer
A final signal was being prepared, "Muss Sieg von Lissa werden!"

Famous Sea Fights |John Richard Hale
The boss-lady was welcome at any time, but woe to the others who tried to muss up his kitchen.

The Adventure Girls at K Bar O |Clair Blank

The men were very boisterous and ready for a muss, as the saying goes.

Cad Metti, The Female Detective Strategist |Harlan Page Halsey
Now, see here, don't make a muss; the commandant'll be down here in a minute.

Tom Grogan |F. Hopkinson Smith

British Dictionary definitions for muss

muss

/ (mʌs) US and Canadian informal /

verb

(tr often foll by up) to make untidy; rumple

noun

a state of disorder; muddle

Word Origin for muss

C19: probably a blend of mess + fuss