Definitions for fuzzfʌz
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
fuzzfʌz(n.)
loose, light, fibrous, or fluffy matter.
a mass or coating of such matter:
the fuzz on a peach.
(v.i.)to make or become fuzzy; make or become less clear, understandable, etc. (often fol. by up).
Category: Verb Phrase
Origin of fuzz:
1595–1605
fuzz*fʌz(n.)(pl.)fuzz, fuzz•es
the police.
Category: Status (usage)
a police officer or detective.
Category: Status (usage)
* for 2 . Slang..
Origin of fuzz:
1925–30, Amer.; of uncert. orig.
Princeton's WordNet
hair, fuzz, tomentum(noun)
filamentous hairlike growth on a plant
"peach fuzz"
bull, cop, copper, fuzz, pig(noun)
uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
blur, fuzz(noun)
a hazy or indistinct representation
"it happened so fast it was just a blur"; "he tried to clear his head of the whisky fuzz"
fuzz(noun)
the first beard of an adolescent boy
Webster Dictionary
Fuzz(verb)
to make drunk
Fuzz(noun)
fine, light particles or fibers; loose, volatile matter
Fuzz(verb)
to fly off in minute particles
Translations for fuzz
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
fuzz(noun)
a mass of soft, light material such as fine light hair etc
The peaches were covered with fuzz.
- donsAfrikaans
- زَغَبArabic
- мъхBulgarian
- penugemPortuguese (BR)
- chmýří, plstCzech
- der FlaumGerman
- dunDanish
- χνούδιGreek
- vello, pelusaSpanish
- ebemedEstonian
- کرکFarsi
- nukkaFinnish
- duvetFrench
- שְׂעַר מְסוּלסַלHebrew
- घुंघराले बालHindi
- sicušne dlacice (ploda šipka, breskve)Croatian
- piheHungarian
- buluIndonesian
- loðna, hárdúnnIcelandic
- peluriaItalian
- けばJapanese
- 솜털, 잔털, 보풀Korean
- pūkeliaiLithuanian
- pūka; pūciņaLatvian
- bulu halusMalay
- donsDutch
- fine hår, dun, loNorwegian
- puszekPolish
- اسپری یا گاز در مایعاتPersian
- په مایعاتو کښې ګازPashto
- penugemPortuguese
- pufRomanian
- пушокRussian
- chĺpkySlovak
- puhSlovenian
- maljeSerbian
- fjun, dun, luddSwedish
- กลุ่มขนบาง ๆThai
- hav, incecik tüyTurkish
- 絨毛Chinese (Trad.)
- пух, пушинкаUkrainian
- ملائم ، ریشے دار ہلکی شےUrdu
- tóc xù, xoănVietnamese
- 绒毛Chinese (Simp.)
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