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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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2
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
  • Chandeliers hang from sandstone ceilings while jewel-tone wallpaper, furs, and velvet warm things up.
    — Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 9 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of furs
Noun
  • The West was the domain of Knight and Death Row Records, which, police claim, had long-standing connections with the Crips' rivals, the Bloods.
    — Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Once the discovery was made, the workers contacted the property owner who then called the police, Feys told VTM.
    — Chris Lau, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of police
Noun
  • In the years since Shakur’s murder, what exactly happened in that hail of bullets -- and who pulled the trigger -- was obscured by a lack of physical evidence, feuding cops and the gangland code of silence.
    — Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • He was pulled over by the cops after his honeypot encounter with Alice, but talked his way out of a DWI and is still on the street.
    — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of cops
Noun
  • The Town of Munster has enlisted help in getting residents dug out of the seemingly endless piles of debris from the August 11 derecho.
    — Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
  • But her frustration piles up as her efforts to track the package down repeatedly fail.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of piles
Noun
  • Trump will be joined by Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel in Nassau County, which has one of the largest police forces in the nation.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • While the system has been championed by many police forces, privacy concerns have grown.
    — Kevin Collier, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of police forces
Noun
  • People began rioting in Los Angeles’ predominantly Black Watts neighborhood after a crowd watched White policemen forcefully subdue a Black man.
    — USA Today, USA Today, 28 July 2026
  • Over the weekend, dozens of plain-clothes policemen entered the protest site and dragged Wangchuk into an ambulance.
    — Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 20 July 2026
Definition of policemen
Noun
  • The swing should only be used for short naps and never for overnight sleeping.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Aim for at least half, though ideally more, of your baby’s naps to be in their bassinet or crib.
    — Heather Gowen Walsh, Parents, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of naps
Noun
  • In the past few months, Karol G, Becky G, and Tokisicha have all released major albums, cementing their roles as powerful forces in Latin pop music.
    — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Fort Hood is a massive base with 214,968 acres that is used to train and deploy heavy forces.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of forces
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