 mess |
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| 1. | [ noun ] a state of confusion and disorderliness | |
| Synonyms: | muss mussiness messiness | |
| Examples: | "the house was a mess" "she smoothed the mussiness of the bed" |
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| Related terms: | disorderliness muss | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (food) soft semiliquid food | |
| Examples: | "a mess of porridge" |
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| Related terms: | nutriment | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (food) a meal eaten by service personnel | |
| Related terms: | meal | |
| 4. | [ noun ] informal terms for a difficult situation | |
| Synonyms: | fix muddle jam pickle kettle_of_fish hole | |
| Examples: | "he got into a terrible fix" "he made a muddle of his marriage" |
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| Related terms: | difficulty dog's_breakfast | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (military,housing) a (large) military dining room where service personnel eat or relax | |
| Synonyms: | mess_hall | |
| Related terms: | dining_room officer's_mess training_table military | |
| 6. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 25311 | |
| 7. | [ verb ] (military,food) eat in a mess; in the military | |
| Related terms: | eat military | |
| 8. | [ verb ] make a mess of or create disorder in | |
| Synonyms: | mess_up | |
| Examples: | "He messed up his room" |
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| Related terms: | disorder | |
| 9. | [ noun ] (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent | |
| Synonyms: | mass lot good_deal great_deal pile plenty heap sight mint deal flock whole_lot quite_a_little raft pot spate stack slew mickle wad peck tidy_sum muckle hatful whole_slew batch | |
| Examples: | : "a batch of letters" "a deal of trouble" "a lot of money" "he made a mint on the stock market" "it must have cost plenty" |
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| Related terms: | large_indefinite_quantity flood jam heap | |
| Similar spelling: |
messy mews mesh mesa Meis Mees Meas Messiah Meuse Mesua Mesia Meigs Meggs Meese Meeks Mease meq mek Meg Meza Meek |
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