fuzz

Everyday

1. Fuzz is soft, short, light hair or fibres, like on a peach or a baby duck. tree →
2. Fuzz is a blurred or crackly sound or picture. tree →
3. In old slang, the fuzz means the police. tree →

In the lessons

In science and nature, peaches, bees, some leaves and young birds have fuzz; in stories «fuzz» paints soft textures. In music and sound, fuzz is a buzzing distorted sound. Phrases: «peach fuzz», «a ball of fuzz», «fuzz on the screen».

Examples

• The peach was covered in soft fuzz. tree →
• There was fuzz all over my black jumper. tree →
• The ducklings looked like little balls of yellow fuzz. tree →
• The old TV showed only fuzz. tree →
• The bee's body is covered in fuzz. tree →
• A light fuzz of hair grew on his chin. tree →
• The radio's sound fuzzed when we drove into the tunnel. tree →

Note

Uncountable. Adjective: «fuzzy». Double «z». «The fuzz» for police is old slang.