mess

Definition

Examples

Please clean up the mess in the kitchen before you leave.

Word Family

Synonyms

• cluttera confused multitude of things
• disordera physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning
• chaosa state of extreme confusion and disorder

Collocations

• Easy clean the mess
  to clean the mess, meaning to make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from
• Medium in a terrible mess after inventory audit
  indicating a state, position, or relationship within a terrible mess after inventory audit
• Hard financial mess necessitating forensic investigation
  describing financial mess necessitating forensic investigation (involving financial matters)
• Very Hard sell birthright for a mess of pottage
  to exchange goods or services for money regarding birthright for a mess of pottage