mess
/mɛs/
A thing or group of things in a disagreeable, disorganised, or dirty state; hence a bad situation; A large quantity or number; A person in a state of turmoil or disarray
- plural
- messes
Meanings
- 1
A thing or group of things in a disagreeable, disorganised, or dirty state; hence a bad situation
The room was a mess.
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Her hair was a mess.
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- 2
A large quantity or number
- 3
A person in a state of (especially emotional) turmoil or disarray; an emotional wreck
- 4
A quantity of food set on a table at one time; provision of food for a person or party for one meal; also, the food given to an animal at one time
- 5
A number of persons who eat together, and for whom food is prepared in common, especially military personnel who eat at the same table
- 6
Excrementrare
- 7
Mass; a church servicerare
- 8
A building or room in which mess is eatenrare
- 9
a type of restaurant characterized by homely-style cooking and foodrare
- 10
A set of four (from the old practice of dividing companies into sets of four at dinner)rare