mess

/mɛs/

noun

1
A disagreeable mixture or confusion of things; hence, a situation resulting from blundering or from misunderstanding; disorder.
“He made a mess of it.”
2
A large quantity or number.
“My boss dumped a whole mess of projects on my desk today.”
3
Excrement.
“Parked under a tree, my car was soon covered in birds' mess.”
4
A person in a state of (especially emotional) turmoil or disarray; an emotional wreck.
“Between the pain and the depression, I'm a mess.”

1
(transitive, often used with "up") To make untidy or dirty.
2
(transitive, often used with "up") To throw into disorder or to ruin.
3
To interfere.
“This doesn't concern you. Don't mess.”
4
(used with "with") To screw around with, to bother, to be annoying to.
“Stop messing with me!”

1
Mass; a church service.
2
A quantity of food set on a table at one time; provision of food for a person or party for one meal; also, the food given to an animal at one time.
“A mess of pottage.”
3
A number of persons who eat together, and for whom food is prepared in common, especially military personnel who eat at the same table.
“the wardroom mess”
4
A building or room in which mess is eaten.
5
A set of four (from the old practice of dividing companies into sets of four at dinner).
6
The milk given by a cow at one milking.

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