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fuss
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, pettifoggery, fuss -- (a quarrel about petty points)
4. bustle, hustle, flurry, ado, fuss, stir -- (a rapid active commotion)
Overview of verb fuss
The verb fuss has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (4) fuss, niggle, fret -- (worry unnecessarily or excessively; "don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now")
2. (1) mother, fuss, overprotect -- (care for like a mother; "She fusses over her husband")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun fuss
4 senses of fuss
Sense 1
dither, pother, fuss, tizzy, flap
=> agitation
=> psychological state, mental state
=> condition, status
=> state
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
fuss, trouble, bother, hassle
=> perturbation, disturbance
=> activity
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
bicker, bickering, spat, tiff, squabble, pettifoggery, fuss
=> quarrel, wrangle, row, words, run-in, dustup
=> dispute, difference, difference of opinion, conflict
=> disagreement
=> speech act
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 4
bustle, hustle, flurry, ado, fuss, stir
=> commotion, din, ruction, ruckus, rumpus, tumult
=> disturbance
=> motion, movement, move, motility
=> change
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun fuss
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun fuss
4 senses of fuss
Sense 1
dither, pother, fuss, tizzy, flap
=> agitation
Sense 2
fuss, trouble, bother, hassle
=> perturbation, disturbance
Sense 3
bicker, bickering, spat, tiff, squabble, pettifoggery, fuss
=> quarrel, wrangle, row, words, run-in, dustup
Sense 4
bustle, hustle, flurry, ado, fuss, stir
=> commotion, din, ruction, ruckus, rumpus, tumult
Antonyms of noun fuss
Member Holonyms of noun fuss
Substance Holonyms of noun fuss
Part Holonyms of noun fuss
Member Meronyms of noun fuss
Substance Meronyms of noun fuss
Part Meronyms of noun fuss
Meronyms of noun fuss
Holonyms of noun fuss
Attributes of noun fuss
Derived Forms of noun fuss
3 of 4 senses of fuss
Sense 1
dither, pother, fuss, tizzy, flap
RELATED TO>(verb) fuss#1
=> fuss, niggle, fret
Sense 3
bicker, bickering, spat, tiff, squabble, pettifoggery, fuss
RELATED TO>(adj) fussy#3
=> finical, finicky, fussy, particular, picky
Sense 4
bustle, hustle, flurry, ado, fuss, stir
RELATED TO>(verb) fuss#2
=> mother, fuss, overprotect
Domain of noun fuss
Domain Terms of noun fuss
Familiarity of noun fuss
fuss used as a noun is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun fuss
4 senses of fuss
Sense 1
dither, pother, fuss, tizzy, flap
> agitation
=> disturbance, perturbation, upset
=> fret, stew, sweat, lather, swither
=> dither, pother, fuss, tizzy, flap
=> tailspin
Sense 2
fuss, trouble, bother, hassle
> perturbation, disturbance
=> fuss, trouble, bother, hassle
=> magnetic storm
Sense 3
bicker, bickering, spat, tiff, squabble, pettifoggery, fuss
> quarrel, wrangle, row, words, run-in, dustup
=> affray, altercation, fracas
=> bicker, bickering, spat, tiff, squabble, pettifoggery, fuss
=> bust-up
Sense 4
bustle, hustle, flurry, ado, fuss, stir
> commotion, din, ruction, ruckus, rumpus, tumult
=> bustle, hustle, flurry, ado, fuss, stir
Meronyms of noun fuss
4 senses of fuss
Holonyms of noun fuss
Grep of noun fuss
fuss
fuss-budget
fussiness
fusspot
lorenz okenfuss
okenfuss
Antonyms of verb fuss
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb fuss
2 senses of fuss
Sense 1
fuss, niggle, fret
=> worry
Sense 2
mother, fuss, overprotect
=> care, give care
=> help, assist, aid
=> support, back up
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb fuss
1 of 2 senses of fuss
Sense 1
fuss, niggle, fret
=> scruple
=> dither, flap, pother
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb fuss
2 senses of fuss
Sense 1
fuss, niggle, fret
=> worry
Sense 2
mother, fuss, overprotect
=> care, give care
'Cause To' of verb fuss
Derived Forms of verb fuss
2 senses of fuss
Sense 1
fuss, niggle, fret
RELATED TO>(noun) fuss#1
=> dither, pother, fuss, tizzy, flap
Sense 2
mother, fuss, overprotect
RELATED TO>(noun) fuss#4
=> bustle, hustle, flurry, ado, fuss, stir
Domain of verb fuss
Domain Terms of verb fuss
Familiarity of verb fuss
fuss used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb fuss
2 senses of fuss
Sense 1
fuss, niggle, fret
EX: Sam and Sue fuss over the results of the experiment
Sense 2
mother, fuss, overprotect
*> Somebody ----s somebody
=> Somebody ----s PP
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb fuss
2 senses of fuss
Sense 1
fuss, niggle, fret
> worry
=> fret
=> fear
=> fuss, niggle, fret
=> obsess
Sense 2
mother, fuss, overprotect
> care, give care
=> dry-nurse
=> attend, take care, look, see
=> mother, fuss, overprotect
=> nurse
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb fuss
Sense 1
fuss, niggle, fret
=> worry
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Sense 2
mother, fuss, overprotect
=> care, give care
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Grep of verb fuss
fuss
Grep of adj fuss
fussy
Grep of adv fuss
fussily
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