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mussed

/mʌst/

Meanings
verb
To rumple, tousle or make (something) untidy.

Examples :

"The wind mussed her hair as she walked to school. "
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wind noun

/ˈwaɪnd/ /waɪnd/

Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.

"The strong wind made it difficult to walk to school today. "

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something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

An object whose nature is yet to be defined.

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

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she noun

/ʃiː/ /ʃi/

A female.

"Pat is definitely a she."

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school noun

/skuːl/

(collective) A group of fish or a group of marine mammals such as porpoises, dolphins, or whales.

"The divers encountered a huge school of mackerel."

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tousle noun

/ˈtaʊ.səl/

The action of ruffling or setting in disorder.

"The tousle of the child's hair showed he'd been playing roughly. "

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untidy verb

/ʌnˈtaɪdi/

To make untidy, to make a mess

"The toddler loved to untidy her toy box, scattering blocks and stuffed animals everywhere. "

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make noun

/meɪk/

Brand or kind; model.

"What make of car do you drive?"

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rumple noun

/ˈɹʌmpəl/

A wrinkle.

"The rumple in his shirt showed that he hadn't ironed it before school. "

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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walked verb

/wɔːkt/

To move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair or group of feet, in the case of animals with four or more feet) forward, with at least one foot on the ground at all times. Compare run.

"To walk briskly for an hour every day is to keep fit."

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hair noun

/heː/ /hɛ(ə)ɹ/ [hiə] /hɛə/

A pigmented filament of keratin which grows from a follicle on the skin of humans and other mammals.

"My son's new haircut revealed his dark brown hair. "

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her noun

/ə(ɹ)/ /ɚ/

A female person or animal.

"I think this bird is a him, but it may be a her."