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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun fuzz has 4 senses
- fuzz(n = noun.plant) hair, tomentum - filamentous hairlike growth on a plant; "peach fuzz" is a kind of enation, plant process
- fuzz(n = noun.person) bull, cop, copper, pig - uncomplimentary terms for a policeman; Array is a kind of officer, police officer, policeman
- fuzz(n = noun.cognition) blur - a hazy or indistinct representation; "it happened so fast it was just a blur"; "he tried to clear his head of the whisky fuzz" is a kind of internal representation, mental representation, representation
- fuzz(n = noun.body) Array - the first beard of an adolescent boy; Array is a kind of beard, face fungus, whiskers
has particulars: stinging hair, beard
Derived form adjective fuzzy1
CIDE DICTIONARY
fuzz, v. t.
To make drunk. Wood. [1913 Webster]
fuzz, n. [Cf. Prov. E. fuzzy that ravels (of silk or cotton), D. voos spongy, fungous, G. faser filament. E. feaze to untwist.].
Fine, light particles or fibers; loose, volatile matter. [1913 Webster]
fuzz, v. i.
To fly off in minute particles. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
fuzz, n.
1 fluff.
2 fluffy or frizzled hair.
3 sl. a the police. b a policeman.
1 fluff.
2 fluffy or frizzled hair.
3 sl. a the police. b a policeman.
Idiom
fuzz-ball a puff-ball fungus.
Etymology
17th c.: prob. f. LG or Du.: sense 3 perh. a different word
THESAURUS
fuzz
Dogberry, John Law, air, bluecoat, bobby, bubble, bull, chaff, chip, cobweb, confuse, cop, copper, cork, daintiness, delicacy, dick, down, downiness, dust, eiderdown, ether, fairy, feather, filminess, fine-grainedness, fineness, flatfoot, flattie, floss, flue, fluff, fluffiness, foam, fog, froth, fur, fuzziness, gendarme, gossamer, gossameriness, gumshoe, heat, lint, make uncertain, mote, muddle, muddy, obscure, officer, peach fuzz, peeler, pig, pile, police, police officer, pubescence, refinement, satin, satininess, shamus, silk, silkiness, smoothness, softness, sponge, spume, straw, swansdown, the cops, the fuzz, the law, thistledown, velvet, velvetinessROGET THESAURUS
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Safety
N safety, security, surety, impregnability, invulnerability, invulnerableness, danger past, danger over, storm blown over, coast clear, escape, means of escape, blow valve, safety valve, release valve, sniffing valve, safeguard, palladium, guardianship, wardship, wardenship, tutelage, custody, safekeeping, preservation, protection, auspices, safe-conduct, escort, convoy, guard, shield, guardian angel, tutelary god, tutelary deity, tutelary saint, genius loci, protector, guardian, warden, warder, preserver, custodian, duenna, chaperon, third person, watchdog, bandog, Cerberus, watchman, patrolman, policeman, cop, dick, fuzz, smokey, peeler, zarp, sentinel, sentry, scout, garrison, guardship, refuge &c, anchor, precaution, quarantine, cordon sanitaire, confidence, protect, take care of, preserve, cover, screen, shelter, shroud, flank, ward, guard, secure, entrench, intrench, fence round, house, nestle, ensconce, take charge of, escort, convoy, garrison, watch, mount guard, patrol, make assurance doubly sure, take up a loose thread, take precautions, double reef topsails, seek safety, take shelter, find shelter, Adj, safe, secure, sure, in safety, in security, on the safe side, under the shield of, under the shade of, under the wing of, under the shadow of one's wing, under cover, under lock and key, out of danger, out of the woods, out of the meshes, out of harm's way, unharmed, unscathed, on sure ground, at anchor, high and dry, above water, unthreatened, unmolested, protected, cavendo tutus, panoplied, snug, seaworthy, weatherproof, waterproof, fireproof, defensible, tenable, proof against, invulnerable, unassailable, unattackable, impenetrable, impregnable, imperdible, inexpugnable, Achillean, safe and sound, scathless, unhazarded, not dangerous, unthreatening, harmless, friendly (cooperative), protecting, protective, guardian, tutelary, preservative, trustworthy, ex abundanti cautela, with impunity, all's well, salva res est, suave mari magno, a couvert, e terra alterius spectare laborem, Dieu vous garde.
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