fuzz

• POS: Noun, Verb (usu participle)

CIDE DICTIONARY

fuzz, v. t. 

 To make drunk.  Wood.  [1913 Webster]

fuzz, n. [Cf. Prov. E. fuzzy that ravels (of silk or cotton), D. voos spongy, fungous, G. faser filament. E. feaze to untwist.].

 Fine, light particles or fibers; loose, volatile matter.  [1913 Webster]

Fuzz ball, a kind of fungus or mushroom, which, when pressed, bursts and scatters a fine dust; a puffball.

fuzz, v. i. 

 To fly off in minute particles.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

fuzz, n.
1 fluff.
2 fluffy or frizzled hair.
3 sl. a the police. b a policeman.

Idiom

fuzz-ball a puff-ball fungus.

Etymology

17th c.: prob. f. LG or Du.: sense 3 perh. a different word

THESAURUS

fuzz

Dogberry, John Law, air, bluecoat, bobby, bubble, bull, chaff, chip, cobweb, confuse, cop, copper, cork, daintiness, delicacy, dick, down, downiness, dust, eiderdown, ether, fairy, feather, filminess, fine-grainedness, fineness, flatfoot, flattie, floss, flue, fluff, fluffiness, foam, fog, froth, fur, fuzziness, gendarme, gossamer, gossameriness, gumshoe, heat, lint, make uncertain, mote, muddle, muddy, obscure, officer, peach fuzz, peeler, pig, pile, police, police officer, pubescence, refinement, satin, satininess, shamus, silk, silkiness, smoothness, softness, sponge, spume, straw, swansdown, the cops, the fuzz, the law, thistledown, velvet, velvetiness

ROGET THESAURUS

fuzz

Safety

N safety, security, surety, impregnability, invulnerability, invulnerableness, danger past, danger over, storm blown over, coast clear, escape, means of escape, blow valve, safety valve, release valve, sniffing valve, safeguard, palladium, guardianship, wardship, wardenship, tutelage, custody, safekeeping, preservation, protection, auspices, safe-conduct, escort, convoy, guard, shield, guardian angel, tutelary god, tutelary deity, tutelary saint, genius loci, protector, guardian, warden, warder, preserver, custodian, duenna, chaperon, third person, watchdog, bandog, Cerberus, watchman, patrolman, policeman, cop, dick, fuzz, smokey, peeler, zarp, sentinel, sentry, scout, garrison, guardship, refuge &c, anchor, precaution, quarantine, cordon sanitaire, confidence, protect, take care of, preserve, cover, screen, shelter, shroud, flank, ward, guard, secure, entrench, intrench, fence round, house, nestle, ensconce, take charge of, escort, convoy, garrison, watch, mount guard, patrol, make assurance doubly sure, take up a loose thread, take precautions, double reef topsails, seek safety, take shelter, find shelter, Adj, safe, secure, sure, in safety, in security, on the safe side, under the shield of, under the shade of, under the wing of, under the shadow of one's wing, under cover, under lock and key, out of danger, out of the woods, out of the meshes, out of harm's way, unharmed, unscathed, on sure ground, at anchor, high and dry, above water, unthreatened, unmolested, protected, cavendo tutus, panoplied, snug, seaworthy, weatherproof, waterproof, fireproof, defensible, tenable, proof against, invulnerable, unassailable, unattackable, impenetrable, impregnable, imperdible, inexpugnable, Achillean, safe and sound, scathless, unhazarded, not dangerous, unthreatening, harmless, friendly (cooperative), protecting, protective, guardian, tutelary, preservative, trustworthy, ex abundanti cautela, with impunity, all's well, salva res est, suave mari magno, a couvert, e terra alterius spectare laborem, Dieu vous garde.