fuzz /fuz/

1. Light fine particles or fibres, eg of dust
2. Fluff
3. Blur
4. Police (slang)

To disintegrate in fuzz

To make fuzzy

fuzzˈily adverb

fuzzˈiness noun

fuzzˈy adjective

1. Covered with fuzz
2. Fluffy
3. With many small tight curls
4. Blurred

fuzzˈ-ball or fussˈ-ball noun

A puff-ball fungus

fuzzˈbox noun

An electronic device used to distort the sound of eg an electric guitar

fuzzˈy-hairedˈ adjective

fuzzy logic noun

A form of logic used in computers in which truth values carry probabilities so that the rules of inference are approximate

fuzzˈy-wuzzˈy noun (offensive)

1. A Sudanese soldier (old informal, esp military)
2. A dark-skinned native of any of various countries, esp if fuzzy-haired (slang)

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