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fusses


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  fuss 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  fuss 
 
  Sense  1 
  fuss,  niggle,  fret 
  =>  scruple 
  =>  dither,  flap,  pother 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  fuss 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  fuss 
 
  Sense  1 
  fuss,  niggle,  fret 
  =>  scruple 
  =>  dither,  flap,  pother 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  fuss 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  fuss 
 
  2  senses  of  fuss 
 
  Sense  1 
  fuss,  niggle,  fret 
  =>  worry 
 
  Sense  2 
  mother,  fuss,  overprotect 
  =>  care  give  care 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  fuss 
 
  fuss  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  fuss 
 
  Sense  1 
  fuss,  niggle,  fret 
  =>  worry 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  mother,  fuss,  overprotect 
  =>  care  give  care 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  fuss 
  fuss 
  fuss-budget 
  fussiness 
  fusspot 
  lorenz  okenfuss 
  okenfuss 
 
  Overview  of  noun  fuss 
 
  The  noun  fuss  has  4  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  dither,  pother,  fuss,  tizzy,  flap  --  (an  excited  state  of  agitation;  "he  was  in  a  dither";  "there  was  a  terrible  flap  about  the  theft") 
  2.  fuss,  trouble,  bother,  hassle  --  (an  angry  disturbance;  "he  didn't  want  to  make  a  fuss";  "they  had  labor  trouble";  "a  spot  of  bother") 
  3.  bicker,  bickering,  spat,  tiff,  squabble,  fuss  --  (petty  quarrel) 
  4.  bustle,  hustle,  flurry,  ado,  fuss,  stir  --  (a  rapid  bustling  commotion) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  fuss 
 
  The  verb  fuss  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  fuss,  niggle,  fret  --  (worry  unnecessarily  of  excessively) 
  2.  (1)  mother,  fuss,  overprotect  --  (care  for  like  a  mother;  "She  fusses  over  her  husband") 
 
  Overview  of  noun  fuss 
 
  The  noun  fuss  has  4  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  dither,  pother,  fuss,  tizzy,  flap  --  (an  excited  state  of  agitation;  "he  was  in  a  dither";  "there  was  a  terrible  flap  about  the  theft") 
  2.  fuss,  trouble,  bother,  hassle  --  (an  angry  disturbance;  "he  didn't  want  to  make  a  fuss";  "they  had  labor  trouble";  "a  spot  of  bother") 
  3.  bicker,  bickering,  spat,  tiff,  squabble,  fuss  --  (petty  quarrel) 
  4.  bustle,  hustle,  flurry,  ado,  fuss,  stir  --  (a  rapid  bustling  commotion) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  fuss 
 
  The  verb  fuss  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  fuss,  niggle,  fret  --  (worry  unnecessarily  of  excessively) 
  2.  (1)  mother,  fuss,  overprotect  --  (care  for  like  a  mother;  "She  fusses  over  her  husband") 



fusses definition