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| NOUN | 1 | mess, messiness, muss, mussiness | A state of confusion and disorderliness |
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| 2 | mess, fix, hole, jam, muddle, pickle, kettle of fish | Informal terms for a difficult situation | |
| 3 | mess | Soft semiliquid food | |
| 4 | mess | A meal eaten in a mess hall by service personnel | |
| 5 | mess, mess hall | A (large) military dining room where service personnel eat or relax | |
| 6 | mess, batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mickle, mint, muckle, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad, whole lot, whole slew | (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent | |
| VERB | 1 | mess | Eat in a mess hall |
| 2 | mess, mess up | Make a mess of or create disorder in |
| Sounds | meh's |
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| Rhymes | ABS, abscess, access, and 73 more rhymes in ehs... |
| Meaning | A state of confusion and disorderliness. |
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| Examples | "the house was a mess" |
| Synonyms | messiness, muss, mussiness |
| Broader | disorderliness, disorder |
| Adjectives | messy; messy |
| Verbs | mess |
| Meaning | Informal terms for a difficult situation. |
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| Synonyms | fix, hole, jam, muddle, pickle, kettle of fish |
| Broader | difficulty |
| Narrower | dog's breakfast, dog's dinner |
| Meaning | Soft semiliquid food. |
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| Examples | "a mess of porridge" |
| Broader | nutriment, nourishment, nutrition, sustenance, aliment, alimentation, victuals |
| Verbs | mess |
| Meaning | A meal eaten in a mess hall by service personnel. |
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| Broader | meal, repast |
| Verbs | mess |
| Meaning | A (large) military dining room where service personnel eat or relax. |
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| Synonyms | mess hall |
| Parts | training table |
| Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine |
| Broader | dining room, dining-room |
| Narrower | officer's mess |
| Verbs | mess |
| Meaning | (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent. |
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| Synonyms | batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mickle, mint, muckle, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad, whole lot, whole slew |
| Broader | large indefinite quantity, large indefinite amount |
| Narrower | flood, inundation, deluge, torrent; haymow |
| Meaning | Eat in a mess hall. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s |
| Model | Sam and Sue mess |
| Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine |
| Broader | eat |
| Nouns | mess; mess; mess |
| Meaning | Make a mess of or create disorder in. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Examples | "He messed up his room" |
| Synonyms | mess up |
| Broader | disorder, disarray |
| Nouns | mess |
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