muss

[ muhs ]

/ mʌs /

noun

a state of disorder or untidiness.

verb (used with object)

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

Words nearby muss

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

Origin of muss

1820–30; perhaps blend of mess and fuss

SYNONYMS FOR muss

2 mess, disturb, tangle, bedraggle.

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Examples from the Web for mussed

"Don't lie to me, unless you want to be mussed up some more," said Tom grimly, glancing at Koku.
Tom Swift and His Giant Telescope|Victor Appleton
Mussed or blood-stained specimens should not necessarily be discarded.
Taxidermy|Leon Luther Pray
Anything about whether or not his hair was combed or mussed?
Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Here the hubs and fellers of these big drays and trucks are mussed up all the time with the fragments of your best people.
A Guest at the Ludlow and Other Stories|Edgar Wilson (Bill) Nye

The gravy may be mussed up a trifle, but the old ring-general ain't lost an ounce.
From Place to Place|Irvin S. Cobb

British Dictionary definitions for mussed

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

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muss

noun

verb (used with object)

Words related to muss

Words nearby muss

Origin of muss

SYNONYMS FOR muss

Examples from the Web for mussed

British Dictionary definitions for mussed

verb

noun

Word Origin for muss