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Definition of Mess

1. Noun. A state of confusion and disorderliness. "She smoothed the mussiness of the bed"

Exact synonyms: Messiness, Muss, Mussiness
Generic synonyms: Disorder, Disorderliness
Derivative terms: Messy, Messy, Muss, Mussy, Mussy

2. Verb. Eat in a mess hall. "Sam and Sue mess"

Category relationships: Armed Forces, Armed Services, Military, Military Machine, War Machine
Generic synonyms: Eat

3. Noun. Informal terms for a difficult situation. ; "He made a muddle of his marriage"

Exact synonyms: Fix, Hole, Jam, Kettle Of Fish, Muddle, Pickle
Generic synonyms: Difficulty
Specialized synonyms: Dog's Breakfast, Dog's Dinner

4. Verb. Make a mess of or create disorder in. "He messed up his room"

Exact synonyms: Mess Up
Generic synonyms: Disarray, Disorder

5. Noun. Soft semiliquid food. "A mess of porridge"

Generic synonyms: Aliment, Alimentation, Nourishment, Nutriment, Nutrition, Sustenance, Victuals

6. Noun. A meal eaten in a mess hall by service personnel.

Generic synonyms: Meal, Repast

7. Noun. A (large) military dining room where service personnel eat or relax.

Exact synonyms: Mess Hall
Generic synonyms: Dining Room, Dining-room
Specialized synonyms: Officer's Mess
Terms within: Training Table
Category relationships: Armed Forces, Armed Services, Military, Military Machine, War Machine

8. Noun. (often followed by 'of') a large number or amount or extent. "A wad of money"

Exact synonyms: Batch, Deal, Flock, Good Deal, Great Deal, Hatful, Heap, Lot, Mass, Mickle, Mint, Mountain, Muckle, Passel, Peck, Pile, Plenty, Pot, Quite A Little, Raft, Sight, Slew, Spate, Stack, Tidy Sum, Wad
Generic synonyms: Large Indefinite Amount, Large Indefinite Quantity
Specialized synonyms: Deluge, Flood, Inundation, Torrent, Haymow
Derivative terms: Heap, Heap, Pile, Plenteous, Wad

Definition of Mess

1. n. Mass; church service.

2. n. A quantity of food set on a table at one time; provision of food for a person or party for one meal; as, a mess of pottage; also, the food given to a beast at one time.

3. v. i. To take meals with a mess; to belong to a mess; to eat (with others); as, I mess with the wardroom officers.

4. v. t. To supply with a mess.

5. v. t. To make a mess of; to disorder or muddle; to muss; to jumble; to disturb.