Definitions for muss
mʌsmuss

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. mess, messiness, muss, mussinessverb

   a state of confusion and disorderliness

   "the house was a mess"; "she smoothed the mussiness of the bed"

2. muss, tussleverb

   make messy or untidy

   "the child mussed up my hair"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. mussnoun

   a disorderly mess

2. mussverb

   to rumple, tousle or make (something) untidy

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mussnoun

   A scramble.

   When I cry’d hoa!
   Like boys unto a muss, kings would start forth,
   And cry, your will? William Shakespeare, Ant and Cleopatra.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. muss

   "Muss" is a term in English used to describe a state of confusion, disorder or mess. In German, "muss" is an auxiliary verb used to denote must or have to in a sentence. So its definition varies depending on the context and the language in which it's used.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mussnoun

   a scramble, as when small objects are thrown down, to be taken by those who can seize them; a confused struggle

2. Mussnoun

   a state of confusion or disorder; -- prob. variant of mess, but influenced by muss, a scramble

3. Mussverb

   to disarrange, as clothing; to rumple

4. Mussnoun

   a term of endearment

5. Etymology: [Cf. OF. mousche a fly, also, the play called muss, fr. L. musca a fly.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Muss

   mus, n. (Shak.) a scramble: confusion, disorder.—v.t. (U.S.) to throw into confusion. [O. Fr. mousche, a fly—L. musca, a fly.]

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1. MUSS

   What does MUSS stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the MUSS acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Muss

   An Americanism for “mess,” used in the sense of a confusion or disorder. It is used also to imply a squabble or a reprimand--e.g. “I got into a dreadful muss this morning.”

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. MUSS

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Muss is ranked #83541 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Muss surname appeared 225 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Muss.
   
   84.8% or 191 total occurrences were White.
   8.8% or 20 total occurrences were Black.
   4.4% or 10 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

How to pronounce muss?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say muss in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of muss in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of muss in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=muss
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Muss
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=muss
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/muss
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=muss
7. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=muss
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html