fuzzes
Goes soft-edged
Fuzzes is the third-person singular of fuzz, meaning to make or become fuzzy—indistinct or covered with fine fibers: The sweater fuzzes after washing.
In police slang, the fuzz refers to cops, so fuzzes would be its rare plural.
The word also appears in software testing, where fuzzing means bombarding programs with random data to find vulnerabilities.
Threadlike structural strands
pilling · velvet · fleece · mohair · chenille · terrycloth · suede · microfiber
Informal term for police
- lawBinding principle or regulation
- heatTransferred thermal energy
- badgesWorn symbols of status
- patrolRegular surveillance route
bust · raid · sirens · squad · cruiser · detective · slang · authority
Efficiency mode at speed
- pedalFoot-operated lever
- guitarFretted stringed instrument
- amplifierSignal-strengthening electronic device
- feedbackReturned response data
grunge · tone · sustain · effects · crunch · gain · clipping · saturation
Energy from charged particles
- crackleSharp snapping sounds
- sparkTiny fiery particle
- interferenceUnwelcome involvement in affairs
- noiseUnwanted auditory disturbance
snow · distortion · signal · reception · screen · television · radio · antenna
fibers
Threadlike structural strands
fluff · pilling · velvet · fleece · mohair · chenille · terrycloth · suede · microfiber · angora
cops
Informal term for police
patrol · bust · raid · sirens · squad · cruiser · detective · slang · authority · arrest
overdrive
Efficiency mode at speed
- pedalFoot-operated lever
- guitarFretted stringed instrument
- amplifierSignal-strengthening electronic device
feedback · grunge · tone · sustain · effects · crunch · gain · clipping · saturation · warmth
electricity
Energy from charged particles
- crackleSharp snapping sounds
- sparkTiny fiery particle
- interferenceUnwelcome involvement in affairs
noise · snow · distortion · signal · reception · screen · television · radio · antenna · channel
haze
Murky atmospheric suspension
- smudgeUnclear dirty mark
- obscureUnknown to most
- indistinctUnclear, hard to perceive
unclear · foggy · murky · out-of-focus · unfocused · veiled · softens · blends · diffuses · smears
muddles
Creates disorder or confusion
- cloudsAirborne water masses
- obscuresMakes difficult to perceive
- complicatesMakes more difficult
blurs · tangles · muddies · obfuscates · hazes · befuddles · distorts · garbles
- fuzzy diceSoft hanging car ornament
- peach fuzzFine immature facial hair
- warm fuzzyPleasant emotional sensation
- fuzzy socksSoft textured foot garments
- fuzzy slippersPlush indoor footwear
- fuzzy memoryImprecise recollection of events
fuzzy, fuzz, fuzziness, fuzziest, fuzzier, fuzzy logic, fuzzily, fuzzed, fuzzing