muss

muss
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. disorder, tangle, confusion, mix-up, mess, muddle.
II
(Roget's IV) n.
Syn. mess, chaos, disarrangement, turmoil; see confusion 2 , disorder 2 .
v.
Syn. rumble, tousle, dishevel, ruffle, crumple, jumble, disarrange, disturb, mess up; see also tangle .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.
mess up, tousle, tangle, disarrange, ruffle, rumple, crumple, wrinkle, dishevel, scramble, disorder, throw into disarray.
ANT.: neaten, order, organize, smooth
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) I verb To put (the hair or clothes) into a state of disarray. Also used with up: disarrange, dishevel, disorder, mess (up), rumple, tousle. See ORDER. II noun A lack of order or regular arrangement: chaos, clutter, confusedness, confusion, derangement, disarrangement, disarray, disorder, disorderedness, disorderliness, disorganization, jumble, mess, mix-up, muddle, scramble, topsy-turviness, tumble. Slang: snafu. See ORDER.

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  • muss — UK [mʌs] / US or muss up UK / US verb [transitive] Word forms muss : present tense I/you/we/they muss he/she/it musses present participle mussing past tense mussed past participle mussed American informal to make something untidy, especially… …   English dictionary

  • muss up — muss UK [mʌs] / US or muss up UK / US verb [transitive] Word forms muss : present tense I/you/we/they muss he/she/it musses present participle mussing past tense mussed past participle mussed American informal to make something untidy, especially …   English dictionary

  • Muss — Muss, n. A state of confusion or disorder; prob. variant of mess, but influenced by muss, a scramble. [Colloq. U.S.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Muss — Muss, n. [Cf. OF. mousche a fly, also, the play called muss, fr. L. musca a fly.] A scramble, as when small objects are thrown down, to be taken by those who can seize them; a confused struggle. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Muss — may refer to: Eiryn Muss, a secondary character in The Well of Echoes Jake the Muss Heke, a fictional character in Once Were Warriors This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an in …   Wikipedia

  • muss — muss·i·ly; muss·i·ness; muss; …   English syllables

  • muss|y — «MUHS ee», adjective, muss|i|er, muss|i|est. Informal. untidy; messy; rumpled: »a mussy room …   Useful english dictionary

  • Muss — Muss, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mussed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mussing}.] To disarrange, as clothing; to rumple; often used with up; as, the wind mussed up my hair. [Colloq. U.S.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Muss — Muss, n. [Cf. OE. mus a mouse. See {Mouse}.] A term of endearment. [Obs.] See {Mouse}. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • muss — [n] disorder chaos, confusion, disarrangement, hash, mess, mess up, mix up*, muddle, shambles, turmoil; concepts 230,674 Ant. order, organization muss [v] dishevel, disorder clutter, crumple, disarrange, disarray, disorganize, disrupt, disturb,… …   New thesaurus

  • muss — [mus] n. [prob. var. of MESS] 1. Informal a mess; disorder [done without muss or fuss] 2. Dial. a squabble; row; commotion vt. to make messy or disordered; disarrange: often with up …   English World dictionary

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