mess

Meanings

• a state of confusion and disorderliness
  • "the house was a mess"
• informal terms for a difficult situation
• soft semiliquid food
  • "a mess of porridge"
• a meal eaten in a mess hall by service personnel
• a (large) military dining room where service personnel eat or relax
• (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
• eat in a mess hall
• make a mess of or create disorder in
  • "He messed up his room"

Synonyms

batch, deal, fix, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, hole, jam, kettle of fish, lot, mass, mess hall, mess up, messiness, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, muddle, muss, mussiness, passel, peck, pickle, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad