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Muss

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messnouna thing or group of things in a disagreeable, disorganised, or dirty state; hence a bad situation
tusslenounA physical fight or struggle.
messinessnounThe property of being messy.
mussinessnounThe quality of being mussy.

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mussinessnounThe quality of being mussy.
messinessnounThe property of being messy.
tusslenounA physical fight or struggle.
messnouna thing or group of things in a disagreeable, disorganised, or dirty state; hence a bad situation
disarrangeverbTo undo the arrangement of; to disorder; to derange.
mustnounTo do as a requirement; indicates that the sentence subject is required as an imperative or directive to execute the sentence predicate, with failure to do so resulting in a failure or negative consequence.
rumplenounA wrinkle.
tumblenounA fall, especially end over end.
touslenounThe action of ruffling or setting in disorder.
muss upverb(obsolete, slang) To treat roughly.
tousenouna noisy disturbance
touzlenounAlternative form of tousle. [The action of ruffling or setting in disorder.]
rumple upverb(intransitive) to become rumpled
towsenounAlternative form of touse. [(transitive) To rumple, tousle.]
towsleverbAlternative form of tousle. [To put into disorder; to tumble; to touse; to muss.]
touselverbAlternative form of tousle. [To put into disorder; to tumble; to touse; to muss.]
mousleverb(transitive, archaic) To play with, or fondle roughly
towzleverbAlternative form of tousle. [To put into disorder; to tumble; to touse; to muss.]
touzenoun(UK, dialect, obsolete) Alternative form of touse. [(transitive) To rumple, tousle.]
frowsenoun(intransitive) To move or be in a scruffy state or manner.

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