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fuss

Letters that make fuss

s, f, u are letters that make 'fuss'

Words within fuss

SS, US are words within 'fuss'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of fuss

fussy is a word created by adding a letter to 'fuss'

fuss is a 4 letter word starting with f
fuss is a 4 letter word ending with s

6 possible definitions for 'fuss'

Fuss as "an excited state of agitation"

Under this definition, fuss is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

flap, dither, pother, tizzy have the same meaning as 'fuss'

fuss as a type

'fuss' can be a type of agitation.

Derivatives of fuss

fret, niggle, flap, fuss, dither, pother are derivatives of 'fuss'.

Fuss as "care for like a mother"

Under this definition, fuss is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

overprotect, mother have the same meaning as 'fuss'

fuss as a type

'fuss' can be a type of give care, care.

Derivatives of fuss

female parent, mother, flurry, ado, fuss, bustle, hustle, stir are derivatives of 'fuss'.

Example of fuss used within this context

"She fusses over her husband"

Fuss as "a quarrel about petty points"

Under this definition, fuss is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

spat, bicker, bickering, tiff, squabble, pettifoggery have the same meaning as 'fuss'

fuss as a type

'fuss' can be a type of row, quarrel, words, wrangle, run-in, dustup.

Derivatives of fuss

niggle, pettifog, brabble, spat, quibble, squabble, fussy, finical, finicky, particular, picky, bicker are derivatives of 'fuss'.

Fuss as "an angry disturbance"

Under this definition, fuss is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

hassle, trouble, bother have the same meaning as 'fuss'

fuss as a type

'fuss' can be a type of disturbance, perturbation.

Derivatives of fuss

provoke, disoblige, beset, chivy, chevvy, molest, discommode, incommode, harry, harass, inconvenience, trouble, put out, chivvy, hassle, chevy, bother, plague are derivatives of 'fuss'.

Example of fuss used within this context

"he didn't want to make a fuss", "they had labor trouble", "a spot of bother"

Fuss as "worry unnecessarily or excessively"

Under this definition, fuss is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

fret, niggle have the same meaning as 'fuss'

fuss as a type

'fuss' can be a type of worry.

Types of fuss

scruple, dither, flap, pother are types of 'fuss'.

Derivatives of fuss

fuss, sweat, flap, fret, stew, lather, swither, dither, pother, tizzy are derivatives of 'fuss'.

Example of fuss used within this context

"don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now"

Fuss as "a rapid active commotion"

Under this definition, fuss is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

flurry, ado, bustle, hustle, stir have the same meaning as 'fuss'

fuss as a type

'fuss' can be a type of commotion, din, ruction, ruckus, rumpus, tumult.

Derivatives of fuss

bustle about, overprotect, hustle, flurry, mother, fuss, bustle are derivatives of 'fuss'.