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mess [n]
 
1)a state of confusion and disorderliness; "the house was a mess"; "she smoothed the mussiness of the bed"
    Synonyms :messiness muss mussiness 
    See Also: disorder  muss 
 
2)informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage"
    Synonyms :fix hole jam kettle_of_fish muddle pickle 
    See Also: difficulty  dog's_breakfast 
 
3)soft semiliquid food; "a mess of porridge"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: aliment 
 
4)a meal eaten by service personnel
    Synonyms :
    See Also: meal 
 
5)a (large) military dining room where service personnel eat or relax
    Synonyms :mess_hall 
    See Also: dining-room  armed_forces  officer's_mess  training_table 
 
6)(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty"
    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 
    See Also: large_indefinite_amount  chock_up  jam  heap  heap  deluge 
 
mess [v]
 
1)eat in a mess hall
    Synonyms :
    See Also: eat  armed_forces 
 
2)make a mess of or create disorder in; "He messed up his room"
    Synonyms :mess_up 
    See Also: disarray 
 



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