mess

  • 21mess — [n1] disorder, litter botch, chaos, clutter, combination, compound, confusion, debris, dirtiness, disarray, discombobulation*, disorganization, every which way*, eyesore, fright, hash, hodgepodge, jumble, mayhem, mishmash, monstrosity, salmagundi …

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  • 22Mess — (engl.), Tischgesellschaft, bes. der gemeinschaftliche Mittagstisch von Offizieren, Offiziersmesse (s. Messe) …

    Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • 23mess — index confuse (create disorder), imbroglio, pollute, predicament, quagmire, quantity, shambles, snarl …

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  • 24mess up — index confuse (create disorder), disrupt, spoil (impair) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 25mess up — [v] disorder, dirty befoul, besmirch, bobble, bollix*, botch, bungle, clutter, confuse, damage, derange, destroy, disarrange, discompose, dishevel, disorganize, disturb, foul, goof up*, gum up*, jumble, litter, louse up, muddle, pollute, ruin,… …

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  • 26mess|i|ly — «MEHS uh lee», adverb. in a messy manner …

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  • 27Mess — For other uses, see Mess (disambiguation). A mess (also called a messdeck aboard ships) is the place where military personnel socialise, eat, and (in some cases) live. In some societies this military usage has extended to other disciplined… …

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  • 28mess — mess1 S2 [mes] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(dirty/untidy)¦ 2¦(problems/difficulties)¦ 3 make a mess of (doing) something 4¦(person)¦ 5 a mess of something 6¦(army/navy)¦ 7¦(waste substance)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: mes …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 29mess — mess1 [ mes ] noun ** ▸ 1 when someone/something is dirty ▸ 2 when there are problems ▸ 3 someone with problems ▸ 4 solid waste from animal ▸ 5 mess hall ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count or uncount a situation in which a place is dirty or not neat: Your… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 30mess — 1 noun 1 DIRTY/UNTIDY (singular, uncountable) a situation in which a place looks very untidy or dirty, with things spread all around: Clean up this mess! | The house was an awful mess after the party. | make a mess: You can make cookies if you… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English