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muss
/mʌs/
noun 3verb 1
Collocations
2VERB + MUSS
writing
MUSS + NOUN
kings
Definitions
verb
1
To rumple, tousle or make (something) untidy.
The old man affectionately mussed his grandson's hair.
noun
1
A mess (disagreeable mixture or confusion of things; disorder).
2
A scramble, as when small objects are thrown down, to be taken by those who can seize them; a confused struggle.
Authority melts from me: of late, when I cried 'Ho!' like boys unto a muss, kings would start forth, and cry 'Your will?' Have you no ears? I am Antony yet.
Gods so! a muss, a muss, a muss, a muss.
noun
1
A term of endearment.
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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The old man affectionately mussed his grandson's hair.
Wiktionary02
Authority melts from me: of late, when I cried 'Ho!' like boys unto a muss, kings would start forth, and cry 'Your will?' Have you no ears? I am Antony yet.
Wiktionary03
Gods so! a muss, a muss, a muss, a muss.
Wiktionary04
"Muß" is an old and incorrect way of writing of "muss".
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