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muss

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muss  (ms)
tr.v. mussed, muss·ing, muss·es
To make messy or untidy; rumple.
n.
A state of disorder; a mess.
[Probably alteration of mess.]
mussi·ly adv.
mussi·ness n.
mussy adj.
muss [mʌs] US and Canadian informal
vb
(tr; often foll by up) to make untidy; rumple
n
a state of disorder; muddle
[probably a blend of mess + fuss]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.mussmuss - a state of confusion and disorderliness; "the house was a mess"; "she smoothed the mussiness of the bed"
mess, messiness, mussiness
disorderliness, disorder - a condition in which things are not in their expected places; "the files are in complete disorder"
Verb1.mussmuss - make messy or untidy; "the child mussed up my hair"
tussle
disarrange - destroy the arrangement or order of; "My son disarranged the papers on my desk"
Translations
muss [mʌs] VT (also muss up) [+ hair] → despeinar; [+ dress] → arrugar
muss (US inf)
n → Durcheinander nt; to be in a muss → durcheinander (inf) → or unordentlich sein
vt (also muss up) → in Unordnung bringen; hair, room also → durcheinanderbringen (inf); to get mussed (up) → in Unordnung geraten
muss [mʌs] vt (also muss up) (Am) (fam) (hair) → scompigliare; (dress) → spiegazzare
muss [mʌs] vt (also muss up) (Am) (fam) (hair) → scompigliare; (dress) → spiegazzare


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He stirred up a bigger muss than he had anticipated, and even he was astounded at the wide ramifications of the struggle and at the unexpected and incongruous interests that were drawn into it.
Burning Daylight by London, Jack View in context
Es freut mich dass dies so ist, denn es muss, in ein haupts:achlich degree, h:oflich sein, dass man auf ein occasion like this, sein Rede in die Sprache des Landes worin he boards, aussprechen soll.
A Tramp Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
"I wull see the father," he said, "an' hov the money ready tull hus hond so uf I'm ot sea when the land offers he wull no muss the chance tull buy.
The Strength of the Strong by London, Jack View in context
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