Noun
1. a state of confusion and disorderliness;
"the house was a mess""she smoothed the mussiness of the bed"2. informal terms for a difficult situation;
"he got into a terrible fix""he made a muddle of his marriage"3. soft semiliquid food;
"a mess of porridge"4. a meal eaten by service personnel
5. a (large) military dining room where service personnel eat or relax
6. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent;
"a batch of letters""a deal of trouble""a lot of money""he made a mint on the stock market""it must have cost plenty"