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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Jane O'Reillytransitive verb
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
fuzzes 1 of 2
noun (1)
as in furs
a soft airy substance or covering a comfortable old sweater with clumps of fuzz all over it Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- furs
- piles
- naps
- lints
- fluffs
- downs
- battings
- flosses
fuzzes
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
- constabularies
- police forces
- forces
- heat
- cops
- coppers
- men
- troopers
- policemen
- bluecoats
- peelers
- bobbies
- police officers
- officers
- shamuses
- gendarmes
- bulls
- constables
- policewomen
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 Synonyms & Similar Words
- cops
- policemen
- officers
- constables
- coppers
- sheriffs
- police officers
- bobbies
- gendarmes
- shamuses
- sherlocks
- bulls
- lawmen
- dicks
- police
- troopers
- investigators
- hawkshaws
- flatfeet
- constabularies
- gumshoes
- detectives
- patrolmen
- inspectors
- sergeants
- sleuths
- private eyes
- peace officers
- marshals
- police forces
- plainclothesmen
- marshalls
- private detectives
- operatives
- lieutenants
- men
- heat
- policewomen
- sleuthhounds
- private investigators
- captains
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- civilians