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a (large) military dining room where service personnel eat or relax

a meal eaten by service personnel

soft semiliquid food; "a mess of porridge"

a state of confusion and disorderliness; "the house was a mess"; "she smoothed the mussiness of the bed"

make a mess of or create disorder in; "He messed up his room"

eat in a mess hall

a (large) military dining room where service personnel eat or relax

a meal eaten by service personnel

soft semiliquid food; "a mess of porridge"

a state of confusion and disorderliness; "the house was a mess"; "she smoothed the mussiness of the bed"

make a mess of or create disorder in; "He messed up his room"

Mass; church service.

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.

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.

The milk given by a cow at one milking.

A disagreeable mixture or confusion of things; hence, a situation resulting from blundering or from misunderstanding; as, he made a mess of it.

To take meals with a mess; to belong to a mess; to eat (with others); as, I mess with the wardroom officers.

To supply with a mess.

To make a mess of; to disorder or muddle; to muss; to jumble; to disturb.

A number of things of the same kind, ordinarily used or classed together; a collection of articles which naturally complement each other, and usually go together; an assortment; a suit; as, a set of chairs, of china, of surgical or mathematical instruments, of books, etc.

A set of four; - from the old practice of dividing companies into sets of four at dinner.

Mass; church service.

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.

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.

The milk given by a cow at one milking.

A disagreeable mixture or confusion of things; hence, a situation resulting from blundering or from misunderstanding; as, he made a mess of it.

To take meals with a mess; to belong to a mess; to eat (with others); as, I mess with the wardroom officers.

To supply with a mess.

To make a mess of; to disorder or muddle; to muss; to jumble; to disturb.

A number of things of the same kind, ordinarily used or classed together; a collection of articles which naturally complement each other, and usually go together; an assortment; a suit; as, a set of chairs, of china, of surgical or mathematical instruments, of books, etc.

A set of four; - from the old practice of dividing companies into sets of four at dinner.

To supply with a mess.

A mixture disagreeable to the sight or taste: a medley: disorder: confusion.

A dish or quantity of food served up at one time: a number of persons who eat together, esp. in the army and navy.

To eat of a mess: to eat at a common table.

A number of persons who eat together, especially soldiers or sailors; the army and navy name for any meal; a state of dirt or confusion; a muddle; a botch.

To eat together; to putter; to make a muddle.

A service or dish of food; persons who eat together; disagreeable mixture; embarrassment.

To eat at a common table.

To provide for at a mess; belong to a mess.

A meal.

A number of persons who eat together, as on board ship.

A state of disorder; confusion.

n. [Anglo-Saxon] A dish or a quantity of food prepared or set on a table at one time;— a number of persons who eat together, and for whom food is prepared in common;— a medley; a mixed mass;— a quantity, as of provender or grain given to a beast;— a situation of difficulty or perplexity,