Noun Definition

mess

1.Definition: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

Related Noun(s):batch, deal, flock, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, wad

Category: General

2.Definition: a (large) military dining room where service personnel eat or relax

Category: Objects

3.Definition: a meal eaten in a mess hall by service personnel

Category: General

4.Definition: a state of confusion and disorderliness

"The house was a mess", "She smoothed the mussiness of the bed"

Related Noun(s):messiness, muss, mussiness

Category: General

5.Definition: informal terms for a difficult situation

Related Noun(s):fix, hole, jam, muddle, pickle

Category: General