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musses

musses is the plural of muss.

musses is the third-person singular simple present indicative of muss.

Meaning of muss

Noun (1)

muss (plural musses)

  1. A mess (disagreeable mixture or confusion of things; disorder).
  2. (obsolete) A scramble, as when small objects are thrown down, to be taken by those who can seize them; a confused struggle.
    • Authority melts from me: of late, when I cried 'Ho!' like boys unto a muss, kings would start forth, and cry 'Your will?' Have you no ears? I am Antony yet.c. 1606–1607 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Anthonie and Cleopatra”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard...

Noun (2)

muss (plural musses)

  1. (obsolete) A term of endearment.

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Phrases with musses

Questions about musses

What is musses the plural of?
Musses is the plural of muss.

Words near musses in the dictionary

  1. Mussenden
  2. Mussendens
  3. Mussendom
  4. Musser
  5. Mussers
  6. musses
  7. musses up
  8. Musset
  9. Mussetian
  10. mussick
  11. mussicks

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