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"

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"

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.

Definition of Mess

1. Noun. (obsolete) Mass; church service. ¹

2. Noun. A quantity of food set on a table at one time; provision of food for a person or party for one meal; also, the food given to a beast at one time. ¹

3. Noun. A number of persons who eat together, and for whom food is prepared in common; especially, persons in the military or naval service who eat at the same table. ¹

4. Noun. A set of four; — from the old practice of dividing companies into sets of four at dinner. ¹

5. Noun. (American English) The milk given by a cow at one milking. ¹

6. Verb. (intransitive) To take meals with a mess. ¹

7. Verb. (intransitive) To belong to a mess. ¹

8. Verb. (intransitive) To eat (with others). ¹

9. Verb. (transitive) To supply with a mess. ¹

10. Noun. A disagreeable mixture or confusion of things; hence, a situation resulting from blundering or from misunderstanding; a disorder. ¹

11. Noun. (colloquial) A large quantity or number. ¹

12. Noun. (euphemistic) excrement ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Mess

1. to make dirty or untidy [v -ED, -ING, -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mess

mesozoa
mesozoan
mesozoans
mesozoic
mesprise
mesprises
mesprize
mesprizes
mesquin
mesquine
mesquit
mesquite
mesquite gum
mesquites
mesquits
mess-up
mess about
mess dress
mess hall
mess halls
mess jacket
mess jackets
mess kit
mess kits
mess of pottage
mess tent
mess up
mess with

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