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Antonyms for fuzz

Grammar : Noun
Spell : fuhz
Phonetic Transcription : fÊŒz

Definition of fuzz

Origin :
  • 1590s, fusse, first attested in fusball "puff ball of tiny spores," of uncertain origin. Meaning "the police" is American English, 1929, underworld slang, origin and connection to the older word unknown. Perhaps a variant of fuss, with a notion of "hard to please."
  • noun fluff
Example sentences :
  • The moon rested on its little head and made its fuzz of hair a halo.
  • Extract from : « In a Little Town » by Rupert Hughes
  • No, my dear Fuzz, I shall have no time to tell you how busy I am.
  • Extract from : « Tom and Some Other Girls » by Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
  • Or the sticks of cellulose, or the curved, wire device with fuzz at the ends?
  • Extract from : « The Planet Strappers » by Raymond Zinke Gallun
  • Midnight found Wimley still looking the pajamas squarely in the fuzz.
  • Extract from : « Bizarre » by Lawton Mackall
  • Fuzz, or hairiness, usually occurs on the wire side of the sheet.
  • Extract from : « From Paper-mill to Pressroom » by William Bond Wheelwright
  • The seed is covered with a fuzz which is first removed and used for lint.
  • Extract from : « Clothing and Health » by Helen Kinne
  • There was a lot of tight, tense chatter, jokes about the fuzz.
  • Extract from : « Makers » by Cory Doctorow
  • Vigorous rubbing removes the fuzz after the nuts are scalded.
  • Extract from : « Trees Worth Knowing » by Julia Ellen Rogers
  • Dip peaches quickly in hot water; then rub off the fuzz with a cloth.
  • Extract from : « New Royal Cook Book » by Anonymous
  • His cheeks were like peaches, with much the same sort of fuzz over them.
  • Extract from : « Rose of Dutcher's Coolly » by Hamlin Garland

Synonyms for fuzz

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