FUSS as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • a rapid bustling commotion
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) fuss is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • a quarrel about petty points
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) fuss is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • an angry disturbance
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • he didn”t want to make a fuss
    • they had labor trouble
    • a spot of bother
    Hypernyms(s) fuss is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • an excited state of agitation
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • he was in a dither
    • there was a terrible flap about the theft
    Hypernyms(s) fuss is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)

FUSS as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • worry unnecessarily or excessively
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • don”t fuss too much over the grandchildren–they are quite big now
    Hypernyms(s) fuss is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • care for like a mother
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • She fusses over her husband
    Hypernyms(s) fuss is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)