Definition of muss
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: a state of disorder : mess
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Examples of muss in a Sentence
careful planning had eliminated most of the muss that usually accompanies a move to a new house
Recent Examples of muss from the Web
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Amazon Go means swiping the app on the turnstile, waltzing in, grabbing a drink and a sandwich and waltzing right out again: No muss, no fuss, no check out.
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No muss, no fuss, and no need to listen to voice mails.
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An ICO by contrast lets a company whip up some tokens on a blockchain and start selling with no fuss, no muss.
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Origin and Etymology of muss
origin unknown
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First Known Use: 1591
in the meaning defined at sense 1
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Synonyms
chaos, confusion, disarrangement, disarray, dishevelment, disorder, disorderedness, disorderliness, disorganization, free-for-all, havoc, heck, hell, jumble, mare's nest, mess, messiness, misorder, muddle, shambles, tumble, welter;
Antonyms
Definition of muss
: to make untidy : disarrange
Examples of muss in a Sentence
His suit was mussed when he got out of the car.
the wind mussed up my hair
Recent Examples of muss from the Web
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His red hair is cut rather short, stylistically mussed, the vogue of someone who wants to play but also wants to be taken seriously.
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Back in September, with the election just months away, Jimmy Fallon mussed Donald Trump’s hair.
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To get rid of knots without mussing up the texture, Alex finger-combs her hair from root to tip.
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Hairstylist James Pecis used a handful of bobby pins to pull back just one side of the hair, and scrunching the rest of it with Amika's Haute Mess Texture Gel to get that mussed-up, bedhead texture.
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The sleeping angel who looks so peaceful may gouge out an eye if her floss is mussed.
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For proof, look to Bella Hadid, who took her big night hair from polished to artfully mussed with the help of a good night's sleep.
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We’re at the point now where Mr. Fallon has been widely criticized for being too apolitical — and was eviscerated for playfully mussing Mr. Trump’s hair.
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Among the fans stumbling around the pitch was Coopers supporters group president Tom Farmer, his hair mussed and eyes bleary.
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First Known Use of muss
1835
muss Synonyms
Synonyms
confuse, derange, disarrange, disarray, discompose, dishevel, disjoint, dislocate, disorder, disorganize, disrupt, disturb, hash, jumble, mess (up), mix (up), muddle, rumple, scramble, shuffle, tousle, tumble, upset;
Antonyms
arrange, array, dispose, draw up, marshal (also marshall), order, organize, range, regulate, straighten (up), tidy;
Near Antonyms
align (also aline), line, line up, queue;
MUSS Defined for English Language Learners
muss
Definition of muss for English Language Learners
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: to make (something, such as clothing or hair) messy or untidy
MUSS Defined for Kids
Definition of muss for Students
mussed;
mussing
: to make messy or untidy
- The wind mussed my hair.
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