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noun (1)

plural of fuzz
as in furs
a soft airy substance or covering a comfortable old sweater with clumps of fuzz all over it

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noun (2)

plural of fuzz
1
as in police
a body of officers of the law we've got to get out of here before the fuzz catches on to our scam

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as in cops
a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level the weary fuzz hauled in yet another drunk

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  1. furs
  2. police
  3. cops
  4. piles
  5. police forces
  6. policemen
  7. naps
  8. forces
Noun
  • In others, background actors adjust their chain mail and faux furs and clutch prop weapons, some of which are designed to explode and splatter blood on impact.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 13 July 2026
  • The attractive, mid-30s crowd seemed to be a mix of friends and couples donning beards, tattoos, red lips, and furs worn with sneakers.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
Definition of furs
Noun
  • The suspect was in the parking lot and was holding the knife to his throat, police said in a news release.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 July 2026
  • The arrests followed an investigation led by Sweetwater police with assistance from the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office and other law enforcement partners.
    — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 27 July 2026
Definition of police
Noun
  • The cops then obtained a search warrant for Klayme’s residence and took phones and laptops from his bedroom.
    — Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 27 July 2026
  • Before finding their bodies, cops attempted to establish a conversation with Keegan Thomas, 33, who had barricaded himself inside the two-story residence.
    — Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 26 July 2026
Definition of cops
Noun
  • The smell of rotten eggs permeates communities where large piles of decaying sargassum emit ammonia and hydrogen sulfide.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
  • Content piles up faster than it can be classified or reused, and AI only accelerates that.
    — Benjamin Faes, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of piles
Noun
  • Spurred by the 2014 police shooting and ensuing unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, police forces across the country have adopted and mandated the use of body cameras, a move law enforcement experts say helps ensure safe and accountable policing.
    — Holmes Lybrand, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
  • The notice is a request to police forces around the world to arrest a suspect, pending extradition.
    — Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
Definition of police forces
Noun
  • Over the weekend, dozens of plain-clothes policemen entered the protest site and dragged Wangchuk into an ambulance.
    — Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 20 July 2026
  • My grand plan was to be one of the policemen in one of the episodes.
    — Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 21 June 2026
Definition of policemen
Noun
  • In that dual-collar setup, the Ultra handles off-grid GPS and Callback, while the other Fi tracker adds activity, afternoon naps, and behavior tracking.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 July 2026
  • Researchers plan to test whether shorter, occasional naps have different effects on the brain over time compared with longer, more frequent ones.
    — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2026
Definition of naps
Noun
  • The plan calls for a surge in humanitarian aid, governance by a civilian Palestinian administration, the disarmament of Hamas, the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza and the deployment of an international force to help maintain security.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 31 July 2026
  • After coming into power, the Malian military junta expelled French forces from the country in 2022, citing protection of national sovereignty and a worsening security crisis.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
Definition of forces
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