Definition of mess Mess
/mɛˈs/ - [mes] - mess
We found 34 definitions of mess from 8 different sources.
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What does mess mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: messes |
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| mess - a state of confusion and disorderliness; "the house was a mess"; "she smoothed the mussiness of the bed" | ||
| messiness, muss, mussiness | ||
| disorder, disorderliness a disturbance of the peace or of public order | ||
| mess - a (large) military dining room where service personnel eat or relax | ||
| mess hall | ||
| dining-room, dining room a room used for dining | ||
| armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine 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" | ||
| officer's mess a mess for the exclusive use of officers | ||
| mess - a meal eaten in a mess hall by service personnel | ||
| repast, meal coarsely ground foodstuff; especially seeds of various cereal grasses or pulse | ||
| mess - soft semiliquid food; "a mess of porridge" | ||
| aliment, nutriment, alimentation, nourishment, nutrition, sustenance, victuals a source of materials to nourish the body | ||
| mess - (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, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad | ||
| large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude | ||
| inundation, deluge, torrent, flood a violently fast stream of water (or other liquid); "the houses were swept away in the torrent" | ||
| mess - informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage" | ||
| fix, hole, jam, muddle, pickle, kettle of fish | ||
| difficulty the quality of being difficult; "they agreed about the difficulty of the climb" | ||
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| mess - eat in a mess hall | ||
| eat 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" | ||
| armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine 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" | ||
| mess - make a mess of or create disorder in; "He messed up his room" | ||
| mess up | ||
| disarray, disorder bring disorder to | ||
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Wiktionary 
- mess (Noun)
Mass; church service. - mess (Noun)
A quantity of food set on a table at one time; provision of food for a person or party for one meal; also, the food given to a beast at one time. - mess (Noun)
A number of persons who eat together, and for whom food is prepared in common; especially, persons in the military or naval service who eat at the same table. - mess (Noun)
A set of four; — from the old practice of dividing companies into sets of four at dinner. - mess (Noun)
The milk given by a cow at one milking. - mess (Noun)
A disagreeable mixture or confusion of things; hence, a situation resulting from blundering or from misunderstanding; a disorder. - mess (Noun)
A large quantity or number. - mess (Noun)
excrement. - mess (Verb)
To take meals with a mess. - mess (Verb)
To belong to a mess. - mess (Verb)
To eat with others. - mess (Verb)
To supply with a mess.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- mess (n.)
Mass; church service. - mess (n.)
A quantity of food set on a table at one time; provision of food for a person or party for one meal; as, a mess of pottage; also, the food given to a beast at one time. - mess (n.)
A number of persons who eat together, and for whom food is prepared in common; especially, persons in the military or naval service who eat at the same table; as, the wardroom mess. - mess (n.)
A set of four; -- from the old practice of dividing companies into sets of four at dinner. - mess (n.)
The milk given by a cow at one milking. - mess (n.)
A disagreeable mixture or confusion of things; hence, a situation resulting from blundering or from misunderstanding; as, he made a mess of it. - mess (v. i.)
To take meals with a mess; to belong to a mess; to eat (with others); as, I mess with the wardroom officers. - mess (v. t.)
To supply with a mess.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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mess
A state of confusion and disorderliness. -
mess
A great number or large amount of things not placed in a pile.
Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine ⚓️
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mess
a particular company of the officers or crew of a ship, who eat, drink, and associate together.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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mess
Any company of the officers or crew of a ship, who eat, drink, and associate together. (See NUMBER.) Also, the state of a ship in a sudden squall, when everything is let go and flying, and nothing hauled in.
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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mess
The law is silent with regard to messes in the army. Executive regulations have been made on the subject, but without law it is impossible to put messes on a proper footing. In England, an allowance is granted by the sovereign in aid of the expense of officers’ messes; and every officer on appointment to a corps subscribes one month’s pay to the mess-fund. All the officers of the corps mess together. (See GUARD MESS.) In France, the several grades mess separately; lieutenants and sub-lieutenants forming two tables, captains another, and field-officers of different grades generally eating separately also. Generals and colonels of the French service receive an allowance for table expenses, not sufficient to keep open house, but enough to enable them to entertain guests. In the British navy there are generally three messes, namely, the ward-room mess, the gun-room mess, and the engineers’ mess; in the U. S. navy there are two: the ward-room and steerage messes. Enlisted soldiers and seamen, in the army and navy respectively, mess together in tables comprising a certain number, according to squads or rating; but this has no reference to the technical meaning of messing as applied to officers, and is merely for the purpose of economy of fuel and labor in the cooking of their rations.
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