3 the fuzz [sing.+sing./pl.
v.] (old-fashioned, slang) the police WfT 4 something that you cannot see
clearly blur: I saw it as a dim fuzz
through
the binoculars.
fuzz-box /':fAzbnks;
NAmE -barks/ noun a device that is used to change the
sound of an electric guitar or
other instrument by making the notes sound noisier and less
clear () mm^mw
fuzzy /'fAzi/ adj. 1 covered with short
soft fine hair or furSW$€ltt; S221 downy 2 (of hair 4%)
in a mass of tight curls %H£KJ; f 3 not clear in shape or sound # & J* # ) m *8 * fit
is fuzzy in places. fc
* #fe3r£i|» *fil.
4 confhsed
and not expressed clearly $J]
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fuzzy
ideas/thinking #8 & ffl & / H r® ► fuzz-ily adv. fuzzi ness noun [U]
fuzzy 'logic noun [U] (computing
if) a type of
logic that is used to try to make computers behave like the human brain mmWM ( )
FWIW abbr. (informal) used in writing to mean ‘for what
it’s worth’
'F-word noun (informal) used to refer to the offensive swear
word ‘fuck’, to avoid having to say it ( M fuck, ) : He was shocked at how often she used
FX /,ef 'eks/ abbr. 1 a short way of writing special effects ( f&B, 2
a short way of
writing foreign exchange VC ( dfe
'H % foreign exchange )
-fy O-IFY
FYI abbr. used in writing to mean ‘for your information’ ( for
your information