nnoun.statea state of confusion and disorderlinessSynset:messiness muss mussiness
Examples:- the house was a mess
- she smoothed the mussiness of the bed
Derivationally Related Form:mussymessmessymuss
Hypernyms:disorder disorderliness
Inherited Hypernyms:messdisorderlinessconditionstateattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.stateinformal terms for a difficult situationSynset:fix hole jam kettle of fish muddle pickle
Examples:- he got into a terrible fix
- he made a muddle of his marriage
Hypernyms:difficulty
Inherited Hypernyms:fixdifficultyconditionstateattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:dog's breakfastdog's dinner
Full Hyponyms:dog's breakfast
nnoun.foodsoft semiliquid foodDerivationally Related Form:mess
Hypernyms:aliment alimentation nourishment nutriment nutrition sustenance victuals
Inherited Hypernyms:messnutrimentfoodsubstancematterphysical entityentity
nnoun.fooda meal eaten in a mess hall by service personnelDerivationally Related Form:mess
Hypernyms:meal repast
Inherited Hypernyms:messmealnutrimentfoodsubstancematterphysical entityentity
nnoun.artifacta (large) military dining room where service personnel eat or relaxTopic:armed forcesarmed servicesmilitarymilitary machinewar machine
Synset:mess hall
Derivationally Related Form:mess
Hypernyms:dining-room dining room
Inherited Hypernyms:messdining roomroomareastructureartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:officer's mess
Part Meronyms:training table
Full Hyponyms:officer's mess
nnoun.quantity(often followed by 'of') a large number or amount or extentSynset: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
Examples:- 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
Derivationally Related Form:plenteouswadheappile
Hypernyms:large indefinite amount large indefinite quantity
Inherited Hypernyms:batchlarge indefinite quantityindefinite quantitymeasureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:delugefloodhaymowinundationtorrent
Full Hyponyms:floodhaymow
vverb.consumptioneat in a mess hallTopic:armed forcesarmed servicesmilitarymilitary machinewar machine
Derivationally Related Form:mess
Hypernyms:eat
Inherited Hypernyms:messeatconsume
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Sam and Sue --- (apply to: mess)
vverb.changemake a mess of or create disorder inSynset:mess up
Derivationally Related Form:mess
Hypernyms:disarray disorder
Inherited Hypernyms:messdisorderchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something