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mess n. [
messiness, muss, mussiness] a state of confusion and disorderliness; "the house was a mess"; "she smoothed the mussiness of the bed"
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mess n. [
fix, hole, jam, muddle, pickle, kettle of fish] informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage"
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mess n. soft semiliquid food; "a mess of porridge"
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mess n. a meal eaten in a mess hall by service personnel
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mess n. [
mess hall] a (large) military dining room where service personnel eat or relax
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