noun
a state of confusion and disorderliness
Synonyms
Examples
- the house was a mess
- she smoothed the mussiness of the bed
noun
informal terms for a difficult situation
Synonyms
Examples
- he got into a terrible fix
- he made a muddle of his marriage
noun
soft semiliquid food
Examples
- 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
Synonyms
mess hall
noun
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
Synonyms
Examples
- 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
make a mess of or create disorder in
Synonyms
mess up
Examples
- He messed up his room