mess
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Definitions
Noun
a state of confusion and disorderliness; "the house was a mess"; "she smoothed the mussiness of the bed"
Noun
informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage"
Noun
soft semiliquid food; "a mess of porridge"
Noun
a meal eaten in a mess hall by service personnel
Noun
a (large) military dining room where service personnel eat or relax
Noun
(often followed by `of'') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money"
Verb
eat in a mess hall
Verb
make a mess of or create disorder in; "He messed up his room"
Synonyms
batch
deal
fix
flock
good deal
great deal
hatful
heap
hole
jam
kettle of fish
lot
mass
mess hall
mess up
messiness
mickle
mint
mountain
muckle
muddle
muss
mussiness
passel
peck
pickle
pile
plenty
pot
quite a little
raft
sight
slew
spate
stack
tidy sum
wad
More General Terms
aliment
alimentation
difficulty
dining room
dining-room
disarray
disorder
disorderliness
eat
large indefinite amount
large indefinite quantity
meal
nourishment
nutriment
nutrition
repast
sustenance
victuals