muss
Ruffle someone's hair
Muss means to make messy or disheveled, especially hair or clothing: Don't muss my hair—I just styled it.
The noun form describes a state of disorder: His tie was in a muss after the kids tackled him.
The word is informal and somewhat old-fashioned, more common in American than British English.
Disorder by rubbing
- rumpleTo disorder by crushing
- rufflePleated fabric edging
- disarrangeTo disturb order
- mess upDo badly, err
disorder · tangled · unkempt · bedhead · windblown · scruffy · shaggy · frizzy
Disorderly, troublesome condition
- disarrayLack of order
- clutterUntidy collection of items
- jumbleConfused disorderly collection
- tangleTwisted mass of strands
shambles · muddle · confusion · untidiness · dishevelment · snarl · scramble · hodgepodge
Surface fold or crease
- creaseLine from folding
- crumpleCompress into irregular folds
- scrunchCrush compactly
- rufflePleated fabric edging
crush · crinkle · pucker · furrow · fold · corrugate · gather · compress
Brief disorderly struggle
- roughhouseRowdy physical play
- tussleBrief physical struggle
- wrestlingCombat sport requiring holds
- horseplayBoisterous rough behavior
rough-and-tumble · jostle · grapple · playful · rowdy
tousle
Disorder by rubbing
- rumpleTo disorder by crushing
- rufflePleated fabric edging
- disarrangeTo disturb order
mess up · disorder · tangled · unkempt · bedhead · windblown · scruffy · shaggy · frizzy · straggly
mess
Disorderly, troublesome condition
tangle · shambles · muddle · confusion · untidiness · dishevelment · snarl · scramble · hodgepodge · chaos
wrinkle
Surface fold or crease
ruffle · crush · crinkle · pucker · furrow · fold · corrugate · gather · compress · distort
scuffle
Brief disorderly struggle
- roughhouseRowdy physical play
- tussleBrief physical struggle
- wrestlingCombat sport requiring holds
horseplay · rough-and-tumble · jostle · grapple · playful · rowdy
- disruptdisrupt, disturb, upset, disorder, disorganize
- must beIs required to
- must notForbidden to do
- must haveIndispensable item or requirement
- the show must go onTheatre's resilience creed
- must seeRequired viewing or visiting
- you must be joking