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muss

UK/mʌs/ US/mʊs/ uncommon obsolete
noun (1) verb (1)

noun

1.

a state of confusion and disorderliness

  • “the house was a mess”
  • “she smoothed the mussiness of the bed”
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verb

1.

make messy or untidy

  • “the child mussed up my hair”
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Origin

Compare Middle English mus (“a mouse”). See mouse.

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