ALL meanings of mess
mess
M m - noun mess dirty condition 1
- noun mess disorder 1
- noun mess jumble 1
- noun mess difficult situation 1
- noun mess A dirty or untidy state of things or of a place. 1
- noun mess sb: emotional, confused 1
- noun mess dog, etc.: faeces 1
- transitive verb mess soil 1
- noun mess a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition: The room was in a mess. 1
- noun mess a person or thing that is dirty, untidy, or disordered. 1
- noun mess a state of embarrassing confusion: My affairs are in a mess. 1
- noun mess an unpleasant or difficult situation: She got into a mess driving without a license. 1
- noun mess a dirty or untidy mass, litter, or jumble: a mess of papers. 1
- noun mess a group regularly taking their meals together. 1
- noun mess the meal so taken. 1
- noun mess mess hall. 1
- noun mess Naval. messroom. 1
- noun mess a quantity of food sufficient for a dish or a single occasion: to pick a mess of sweet corn for dinner. 1
- noun mess a sloppy or unappetizing preparation of food. 1
- noun mess a dish or quantity of soft or liquid food: to cook up a nice mess of pottage. 1
- noun mess a person whose life or affairs are in a state of confusion, especially a person with a confused or disorganized moral or psychological outlook. 1
- verb with object mess to make dirty or untidy (often followed by up): Don't mess the room. 1
- verb with object mess to make a mess or muddle of (affairs, responsibilities, etc.) (often followed by up): They messed the deal. 1
- verb with object mess to supply with meals, as military personnel. 1
- verb with object mess to treat roughly; beat up (usually followed by up): The gang messed him up. 1
- verb without object mess to eat in company, especially as a member of a mess. 1
- verb without object mess to make a dirty or untidy mess. 1
- singular noun mess If you say that something is a mess or in a mess, you think that it is in an untidy state. 0
- variable noun mess If you say that a situation is a mess, you mean that it is full of trouble or problems. You can also say that something is in a mess. 0
- variable noun mess A mess is something liquid or sticky that has been accidentally dropped on something. 0
- countable noun mess The mess at a military base or military barracks is the building in which members of the armed forces can eat or relax. 0
- noun mess a state of confusion or untidiness, esp if dirty or unpleasant 0
- noun mess a chaotic or troublesome state of affairs; muddle 0
- noun mess a dirty or untidy person or thing 0
- noun mess a portion of food, esp soft or semiliquid food 0
- noun mess a place where service personnel eat or take recreation 0
- noun mess a group of people, usually servicemen, who eat together 0
- noun mess the meal so taken 0
- verb mess to muddle or dirty 0
- verb mess to make a mess 0
- verb mess to interfere; meddle 0
- verb mess to group together, esp for eating 0
- noun mess a portion or quantity of food for a meal or dish 0
- noun mess a portion of soft or semiliquid food, as porridge 0
- noun mess unappetizing food; disagreeable concoction 0
- noun mess a group of people who regularly have their meals together, as in the army 0
- noun mess the meal eaten by such a group 0
- noun mess the place where it is eaten 0
- noun mess a disorderly or confused collection or mass of things; jumble; hodgepodge 0
- noun mess a state of embarrassment, trouble, difficulty, or confusion; muddle 0