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 mess mess /ˈmɛs/

noun

  1. () A state of confusion and disorderliness  ( messiness , muss [Informal, N. American] , mussiness , mess )
    a state of confusion and disorderliness
     The house was a mess
    the house was a mess
     She smoothed the mussiness of the bed
    she smoothed the mussiness of the bed
  2. () (military) a (large) military dining room where service personnel eat or relax  ( mess , mess hall )
    (military) a (large) military dining room where service personnel eat or relax
  3. () A meal eaten in a mess hall by service personnel  ( mess )
    a meal eaten in a mess hall by service personnel
      The soldiers gathered in the mess hall for a meal after a long day of training.
    The soldiers gathered in the mess hall for a meal after a long day of training.
  4. () Soft semiliquid food  ( mess )
    soft semiliquid food
     A mess of porridge
    a mess of porridge
  5. () Informal terms for a difficult situation  ( hole , jam , kettle of fish , fix , mess , muddle , pickle )
    informal terms for a difficult situation
     He got into a terrible fix
    he got into a terrible fix
     He made a muddle of his marriage
    he made a muddle of his marriage
  6. (often followed by 'of') a large number, amount or extent  ( batch , hatful , mess , mickle [Archaic] , mountain , muckle , passel [American] , peck , pot , deal , flock , heap , mint , quite a little , raft , sight , slew , spate , stack , tidy sum , wad , good deal , great deal , lot , mass , pile [Informal] , plenty )
    (often followed by 'of') a large number, amount or extent
     A batch of letters
    a batch of letters
     A deal of trouble
    a deal of trouble
     A lot of money
    a lot of money
     He made a mint on the stock market
    he made a mint on the stock market
     See the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
    see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
     It must have cost plenty
    it must have cost plenty
     A slew of journalists
    a slew of journalists
     A wad of money
    a wad of money

verb

  1. Make a mess of or create disorder in  ( mess , mess up )
    make a mess of or create disorder in
     He messed up his room
    He messed up his room
  2. (military) eat in a mess hall  ( mess )
    (military) eat in a mess hall