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mess

noun
  1. a (large) military dining room where service personnel eat or relax
    mess hall
  2. a meal eaten in a mess hall by service personnel
  3. soft semiliquid food
    “a mess of porridge”
  4. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
    sight
  5. informal terms for a difficult situation
    fix
  6. a state of confusion and disorderliness
    “the house was a mess”
    messinessmussmussiness
verb
  1. create a state of disorder in
    “I messed up my room while trying to find my passport.”
    mess up
  2. eat in a mess hall