muss

/mʌs/

Thân thiện

The toddler mussed his mother's hair while she was reading.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • A state of disorder or untidiness: "Muss" refers to a condition where things are messy, disorganized, or in disarray.

2. Verb:

   • To make something messy or untidy: "Muss" means to disarrange, ruffle, or put something into a state of disorder.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:

  • The room was in a complete muss after the party.
  • She tried to fix the muss of papers on her desk.

• Verb:

  • The wind mussed her carefully styled hair.
  • Don't muss up the documents; I just organized them.

Advanced Usage

• "to muss up" (phrasal verb): To disarrange or make untidy, often used for hair or clothing.
  • The kids mussed up the living room while playing.
  • He reached out to muss up his little brother's hair affectionately.

Variants and Related Words

• Mussed (adj): In a state of being untidy or disordered.

  • He arrived with a mussed appearance, as if he had just woken up.

• Mussiness (n): The quality or state of being mussy or untidy.

  • The mussiness of the bed showed someone had been sleeping there.

Synonyms

• Noun: Mess, disorder, disarray, clutter, jumble.
• Verb: Disarrange, ruffle, mess up, dishevel, tousle.

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Muss up: To make something untidy or disordered.
  • Please try not to muss up the files on my desk.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a state of confusion and disorderliness
   • the house was a mess
   • she smoothed the mussiness of the bed

Verb

1. make messy or untidy
   • the child mussed up my hair

Từ đồng nghĩa

• mess
• messiness
• mussiness
• tussle