{
  "fuzz":{
    "antonyms":[
      "becloud",
      "bedim",
      "befog",
      "blacken",
      "blear",
      "blur",
      "cloud",
      "darken",
      "dim",
      "dislimn",
      "fog",
      "haze",
      "mist",
      "obscure",
      "overcast",
      "overcloud",
      "overshadow",
      "shadow",
      "shroud"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a blurred effect":[],
      ": fine light particles or fibers (as of down or fluff)":[],
      ": to become blurred":[
        "her frame of reference fuzzing at the edges",
        "\u2014 Jane O'Reilly"
      ],
      ": to envelop in a haze":[],
      ": to fly off in or become covered with fluffy particles":[],
      ": to make fuzzy":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1674, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "1924, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "circa 1702, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "origin unknown":"Noun",
      "probably back-formation from fuzzy":"Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0259z"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "down",
      "floss",
      "fluff",
      "fur",
      "lint",
      "nap",
      "pile"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051330",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "fuzzy":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": being, relating to, or invoking pleasant and usually sentimental emotions":[
        "warm and fuzzy feelings"
      ],
      ": lacking in clarity or definition":[
        "moving the camera causes fuzzy photos",
        "The line between our areas of responsibility is fuzzy .",
        "His reasoning is a little fuzzy ."
      ],
      ": marked by or giving a suggestion of fuzz":[
        "a fuzzy covering of felt",
        "a fuzzy stuffed toy"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The plant has fuzzy leaves.",
      "Without my glasses everything looks fuzzy .",
      "The line between our areas of responsibility is fuzzy .",
      "I think his reasoning is a little fuzzy .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Vana\u2019s leaves are pale green, fuzzy , and have a clove-like aroma. \u2014 Sunset Magazine , 28 Apr. 2022",
      "Ripples in Saturn's rings reveal the planet may be ' fuzzy ' and slushy at its core Don't worry, Saturn. \u2014 Aj Willingham, CNN , 17 Aug. 2021",
      "Among the monsters appearing on screen this week are fuzzy , friendly ones who try to make children laugh; Soviet-era villains who train children to kill; and a few wielding axes (and worse) at summer camp in the \u201870s. \u2014 Chris Kornelis, WSJ , 7 July 2021",
      "Queenie is more tranquil as her babies, gray, fuzzy and killer-cute, and a little bigger than the palm of hand, stay huddled close by. \u2014 Kevin Spear, orlandosentinel.com , 22 May 2021",
      "In a fun transition, with one hop Williams and Olympia's matching outfits change from nighttime to bedtime, and the pair spend the rest of the video in matching white pajama sets complete with fuzzy slippers. \u2014 Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com , 6 May 2022",
      "There are two camps of Mother\u2019s Day celebrators: those who like nothing more than a lavish brunch/lunch/dinner at a restaurant, and those who hope for a homey celebration enjoyed while wearing a pair of fuzzy slippers. \u2014 Katie Workman, USA TODAY , 2 May 2022",
      "Not too long after Savannah Guthrie suffered a small injury that landed her in fuzzy slippers, the broadcast journalist was back in action. \u2014 Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping , 15 Apr. 2022",
      "Hall wore an emerald green look with leather bow sandals by Alexandre Birman, Schumer wore her black PJs with playful Ugg slippers and Sykes stepped out in fuzzy pink slippers and pink sleepwear finished with red piping. \u2014 Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter , 28 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1713, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "perhaps from Low German fussig loose, spongy":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8f\u0259-z\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "furry",
      "hairy",
      "rough",
      "shaggy",
      "woolly",
      "wooly"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-104516",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "fuzzy set":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a mathematical set with the property that an object can be a member of the set, not a member of the set, or any of a continuum of states of being a partial member of the set":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Based on the reviews of Amazon shoppers, Williams isn't the only one spending her free time in the fuzzy set . \u2014 Lauren Rearick, PEOPLE.com , 12 Jan. 2022",
      "Professor Zadeh originally envisioned fuzzy sets as simply a framework for harnessing language. \u2014 Cade Metz, New York Times , 11 Sep. 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1964, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-093417"
  },
  "fuzzy navel":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a cocktail made with peach schnapps and orange juice":[
        "\u2026 sipping the dregs of Fuzzy Navels , a refreshing orange juice and peach schnapps beverage popular in these parts.",
        "\u2014 Bil Gilbert , Sports Illustrated , 19 Dec. 1988"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1985, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-151158"
  },
  "Fuzzy-Wuzzy":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a native Sudanese warrior":[],
      ": a native of New Guinea or the Solomon islands":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "reduplication & alteration of fuzzy entry 1":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-232251"
  }
}