mess, n.
(messes)
freq. cnt. 16
(messes)
freq. cnt. 16
a state of confusion and disorderliness
<noun.state> freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 12
mess messiness muss mussiness
sample sentences
"the house was a mess""she smoothed the mussiness of the bed"
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a (large) military dining room where service personnel eat or relax
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
mess mess hall
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a meal eaten in a mess hall by service personnel
<noun.food> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
mess
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soft semiliquid food
<noun.food> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
mess
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"a mess of porridge"
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informal terms for a difficult situation
<noun.state> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
fix hole jam kettle of fish mess muddle pickle
sample sentences
"he got into a terrible fix""he made a muddle of his marriage"
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
<noun.quantity> freq. cnt.: 61 freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
batch deal flock good deal great deal hatful heap lot mass mess mickle mint mountain muckle passel peck pile plenty pot quite a little raft sight slew spate stack tidy sum wad
sample sentences
"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"
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