mess

Noun
  1. A state of confusion and disorderliness (synset 114523631)
    "the house was a mess"; "she smoothed the mussiness of the bed"
    is a type of: disorder, disorderliness - a condition in which things are not in their expected places
    same as: messiness, muss, mussiness
  2. Informal terms for a difficult situation (synset 114432893)
    "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage"
    is a type of: difficulty - a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome
    subtypes: dog's breakfast, dog's dinner - a poor job; a mess
    same as: fix, hole, jam, kettle of fish, muddle, pickle
  3. Soft semiliquid food (synset 107666401)
    "a mess of porridge"
    is a type of: aliment, alimentation, nourishment, nutriment, nutrition, sustenance, victuals - a source of materials to nourish the body
  4. A meal eaten in a mess hall by service personnel (synset 107581173)
    is a type of: meal, repast - the food served and eaten at one time
  5. A (large) military dining room where service personnel eat or relax (synset 103756556)
    referred to in: armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation
    is a type of: dining room, dining-room - a room used for dining
    subtypes: officer's mess - a mess for the exclusive use of officers
    has: training table - planned meals for athletes in training (usually served in a mess hall)
    same as: mess hall
  6. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent (synset 113796604)
    "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"
    is a type of: large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude
    subtypes:
    same as: 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
Verb
  1. Eat in a mess hall (synset 201178376)
    referred to in: armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation
    is a type of: eat - eat a meal; take a meal
  2. Make a mess of or create disorder in (synset 200277013)
    "He messed up his room"
    is a type of: disarray, disorder - bring disorder to
    same as: mess up

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