defuse¹ or (esp US) defuze /dē-fūzˈ/

1. To remove the fuse of (a bomb, etc), so making it harmless
2. To lessen the tension or danger in

defuse² /di-fūzˈ/ (Shakespeare)

To disorder

defūs'dˈ adjective

• cross-row
• cross-ruff
• cross-ruffs
• cross sea
• cross-section
• cross-sectional
• cross-sectioned
• cross-sectioning
• cross-sections
• cross-selling
• cross-sill
• cross-sills
• cross-slide
• cross-slides
• cross someone's lips
• cross someone's mind
• cross someone's palm
• cross someone's path
• cross-springer
• cross-springers
• cross-staff
• cross-staffs
• cross-stitch
• cross-stitched
• cross-stitches