messes
noun(mess)
informal terms for a difficult situation
messes
noun(mess)
a state of confusion and disorderliness
Examples:
The house was a mess.
messes
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,
messes
verb(mess)
make a mess of or create disorder in
Synonyms: mess up,
Examples:
He messed up his room.
messes
noun(mess)
a (large) military dining room where service personnel eat or relax
Synonyms: mess hall,
messes
noun(mess)
a meal eaten in a mess hall by service personnel
messes
verb(mess)
eat in a mess hall
messes
noun(mess)
soft semiliquid food
Examples:
A mess of porridge.