fuzz

a soft airy substance or covering a comfortable old sweater with clumps of fuzz all over it Synonyms of ¹fuzz down, floss, fluff, fur, lint, nap, pile Words Related to ¹fuzz batting

1 a body of officers of the law we've got to get out of here before the fuzz catches on to our scam Synonyms of ²fuzz constabulary, finest, force, fuzz, heat [slang], man, police forceWords Related to ²fuzz bluecoat, bobby [British], bull [slang], constable, cop, copper, gendarme, officer, peeler [British], policeman, police officer, policewoman, shamus [slang], trooper

2 a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level the weary fuzz hauled in yet another drunk Synonyms of ²fuzz bobby [British], bull [slang], constable [chiefly British], cop, copper, flatfoot [slang], fuzz, gendarme, lawman, policeman, police officer, shamus [slang]Words Related to ²fuzz patrolman, policewoman; detective, dick, gumshoe, hawkshaw, inspector, investigator, plainclothesman, sherlock, sleuth, sleuthhound; marshal (also marshall), sheriff, trooper; peace officer; captain, lieutenant, sergeant; constabulary, heat [slang], man, police, police force; operative, private detective, private eye, private investigatorNear Antonyms of ²fuzz civilian