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fuzz

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: fuzz

1
n
filamentous hairlike growth on a plant
2
n
a hazy or indistinct representation
3
n
the first beard of an adolescent boy
4
n
uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: fuzz
1

n filamentous hairlike growth on a plant

“peach fuzz
Synonyms:
hair, tomentum
Types:
stinging hair
a multicellular hair in plants like the stinging nettle that expels an irritating fluid
beard
a tuft or growth of hairs or bristles on certain plants such as iris or grasses
awn
slender bristlelike appendage found on the bracts of grasses
Type of:
enation, plant process
a natural projection or outgrowth from a plant body or organ
2

n a hazy or indistinct representation

“he tried to clear his head of the whisky fuzz
Synonyms:
blur
Type of:
internal representation, mental representation, representation
a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image
3

n the first beard of an adolescent boy

Type of:
beard, face fungus, whiskers
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
4

n uncomplimentary terms for a policeman

Synonyms:
bull, cop, copper, pig
Type of:
officer, police officer, policeman
a member of a police force
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