āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
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āĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž, āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŽāĻžāĻ˛
a state of disorder, untidiness, or confusion
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
His desk is always in a mess, with papers everywhere.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĄā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ āĻ¸āĻŦāĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž āĻĨāĻžāĻā§, āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
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āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŽāĻžāĻ˛, āĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž
a situation with many problems or difficulties, caused particularly by someone who is careless
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
His failure to submit the report on time left the team in a mess with the client.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŽāĻ¤ āĻ°āĻŋāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻ āĻāĻŽāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻ˛āĻā§ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ
āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻĢā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°, āĻŽā§āĻ¸
a large dining room or area in a military establishment where service personnel eat, socialize, and relax
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The mess was bustling with activity as everyone lined up for breakfast.
āĻ¸āĻŦāĻžāĻ āĻŦā§āĻ°ā§āĻāĻĢāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻ¨ā§ āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŽā§āĻ¸ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻāĻžāĻŖā§āĻĄā§ āĻ¸āĻ°āĻāĻ°āĻŽ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻ°, āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻ°āĻŋāĻ āĻĄāĻžāĻāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻšāĻ˛
a meal provided for military personnel in a communal dining facility known as a mess hall
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Breakfast mess was served promptly at 0600 hours.
āĻ¸āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻŽā§āĻ¸ 0600 āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŽāĻŋāĻļā§āĻ°āĻŖ, āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ
a dish or serving of soft, semiliquid food, often consisting of a mixture of ingredients
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The chef served a delicious mess of stew at the dining table.
āĻļā§āĻĢ āĻĄāĻžāĻāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻā§ āĻŽāĻŋāĻļā§āĻ°āĻŖ āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž, āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŽāĻžāĻ˛
a large number, amount, or extent of something, often creating a sense of disorder or clutter
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He had a mess of paperwork to sort through by the end of the day.
āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻļā§āĻˇā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¯āĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
to mess
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āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to make something dirty or some place untidy
Transitive: to mess sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Dropping litter in public spaces can mess the environment.
āĻĒāĻžāĻŦāĻ˛āĻŋāĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒā§āĻ¸ā§ āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ˛āĻž āĻĢā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāĻā§ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
02
āĻāĻāĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻāĻāĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ°āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to dine together with someone, typically within a shared dining facility
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
As members of the same unit, they often messed during training exercises and deployments.
āĻāĻāĻ āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻĻāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦā§, āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻļāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻļā§āĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŽā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻāĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻā§āĻ¤āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
messy
mess
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
