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muss
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m?s/
- Rhymes: -?s
Etymology 1
Related to mess (“disorder”).
Verb
muss (third-person singular simple present musses, present participle mussing, simple past and past participle mussed)
- (transitive) To rumple, tousle or make (something) untidy.
- (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Translations
Noun
muss (plural musses)
- A mess (disagreeable mixture or confusion of things; disorder)
- (obsolete) A scramble, as when small objects are thrown down, to be taken by those who can seize them; a confused struggle.
- 1607, William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra
- 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.
- 1607, William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra
Translations
Etymology 2
Compare Middle English mus (“a mouse”). See mouse.
Noun
muss (plural musses)
- (obsolete) A term of endearment.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Ben Jonson to this entry?)
Translations
References
- muss in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams
- Sums, sums
German
Alternative forms
- muß (superseded)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m?s/
- Rhymes: -?s
Verb
muss
- first/third-person singular present of müssen
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mus/
Verb
muss
- first/second/third-person singular present indicative of mussen
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- what muses mean
messy
English
Etymology
From mess +? -y.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?m?si/
- Rhymes: -?si
- Hyphenation: messy
- Homophone: Messi
Adjective
messy (comparative messier, superlative messiest)
- (of a place, situation, person, etc) In a disorderly state; chaotic; disorderly.
- (of a person) Prone to causing mess.
- (of a situation) Difficult or unpleasant to deal with.
Synonyms
(in a disorderly state): untidy, chaotic, disorderly, cluttered
Antonyms
- neat
- orderly
Derived terms
- messily
- messiness
Descendants
- ? German: Messie
Translations
Further reading
- messy in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- messy at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- Symes
Middle English
Noun
messy
- Alternative form of messe
messy From the web:
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- what messy handwriting says about you
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