fuzz
1 of 3noun (1)
ˈfəz 
1
: fine light particles or fibers (as of down or fluff)
2
: a blurred effect
fuzz
2 of 3verb
fuzzed; fuzzing; fuzzes
intransitive verb
1
: to fly off in or become covered with fluffy particles
2
: to become blurred
her frame of reference fuzzing at the edges
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1
: to make fuzzy
2
: to envelop in a haze
fuzz
3 of 3noun (2)
: police
also : a police officer
Synonyms
Noun (1)
- down
- floss
- fluff
- fur
- lint
- nap
- pile
Verb
- becloud
- bedim
- befog
- blacken
- blear
- blur
- cloud
- darken
- dim
- dislimn
- fog
- haze
- mist
- obscure
- overcast
- overcloud
- overshadow
- shadow
- shroud
Noun (2)
- constabulary
- finest
- force
- heat [slang]
- man
- police
- police force
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Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
probably back-formation from fuzzy
Noun (2)
origin unknown
First Known Use
Noun (1)
1674, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
circa 1702, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1
Noun (2)
1924, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing fuzz
Kids Definition
fuzz
noun
ˈfəz
: fine light hairs or fibers
fuzz 1 of 2
noun (1)
as in fur
a soft airy substance or covering a comfortable old sweater with clumps of fuzz all over it Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- fur
- lint
- pile
- fluff
- nap
- batting
- floss
- down
fuzz
2 of 2noun (2)
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 Synonyms & Similar Words
- police
- constabulary
- force
- heat
- finest
- police force
- man
- copper
- cop
- bobby
- policeman
- trooper
- bull
- constable
- officer
- shamus
- peeler
- bluecoat
- gendarme
- police officer
- policewoman
2
as in cop
a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level the weary fuzz hauled in yet another drunk Synonyms & Similar Words
- cop
- policeman
- officer
- constable
- copper
- bobby
- sheriff
- shamus
- bull
- gendarme
- police
- flatfoot
- constabulary
- detective
- lawman
- dick
- trooper
- police officer
- investigator
- sleuth
- inspector
- sergeant
- hawkshaw
- patrolman
- gumshoe
- man
- operative
- marshall
- sleuthhound
- lieutenant
- marshal
- heat
- police force
- sherlock
- policewoman
- plainclothesman
- private eye
- private detective
- peace officer
- private investigator
- captain
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- civilian