mess
nouns
a state of confusion and disorderliness
"the house was a mess"; "she smoothed the mussiness of the bed"
is derived from
informal terms for a difficult situation
"he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage"
soft semiliquid food
"a mess of porridge"
is a type of (narrower)
a source of materials to nourish the body
a meal eaten in a mess hall by service personnel
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
"a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money"
batch,
deal,
flock,
good deal,
great deal,
hatful,
heap,
lot,
mass,
mess,
mickle,
mint,
mountain,
muckle,
passel,
peck,
pile,
plenty,
pot,
quite a little,
raft,
sight,
slew,
spate,
stack,
tidy sum,
wad
verbs
eat in a mess hall
domain category
the military forces of a nation
"their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
is a type of (narrower)
eat a meal; take a meal
"We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls"; "I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation"
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