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Mess
01
a state of disorder, untidiness, or confusion
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Plural form
messes
Examples
After the party, the living room was a complete mess.
02
a situation with many problems or difficulties, caused particularly by someone who is careless
Examples
The project 's budget overrun created a financial mess that took months to sort out.
03
a large dining room or area in a military establishment where service personnel eat, socialize, and relax
Examples
The soldiers gathered in the mess for their evening meal.
04
a meal provided for military personnel in a communal dining facility known as a mess hall
Examples
The soldiers enjoyed their evening mess after a long day of training.
05
a dish or serving of soft, semiliquid food, often consisting of a mixture of ingredients
Examples
She prepared a nutritious mess of oatmeal for breakfast.
06
a large number, amount, or extent of something, often creating a sense of disorder or clutter
Examples
The kitchen counter was covered with a mess of dirty dishes.
to mess
01
to make something dirty or some place untidy
Transitive: to mess sth
Grammatical Information
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
mess
3rd person singular
messes
Past simple
messed
Past participle
messed
Examples
Spilling food on the kitchen counter can mess the surface.
02
to dine together with someone, typically within a shared dining facility
Intransitive
Examples
Every evening, the soldiers would mess together in the barracks, sharing stories of their day.
Lexical Tree
messy
mess
