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mess
noun(mess)
informal terms for a difficult situation
Synonyms: fix, hole, jam, kettle of fish, muddle, pickle,
mess
noun(mess)
a state of confusion and disorderliness
Synonyms: messiness, muss, mussiness,
Examples:
The house was a mess.
mess
noun(mess)
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
Synonyms: 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,
mess
verb(mess)
make a mess of or create disorder in
Synonyms: mess up,
Examples:
He messed up his room.
mess
noun(mess)
a (large) military dining room where service personnel eat or relax
Synonyms: mess hall,
mess
noun(mess)
a meal eaten in a mess hall by service personnel
mess
verb(mess)
eat in a mess hall
mess
noun(mess)
soft semiliquid food
Examples:
A mess of porridge.

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