to mess up
81mess boy — mess boy, = messman. (Cf. ↑messman) …
82mess|i|ly — «MEHS uh lee», adverb. in a messy manner …
83mess|i|ness — «MEHS ee nihs», noun. messy condition …
84mess|man — «MEHS muhn», noun, plural men. a person who serves food on a ship …
85mess|mate — «MEHS MAYT», noun. 1. one of a group of people who eat together regularly: »He would be more comfortable aboard a ship in which he had many old messmates and friends (Frederick Marryat). 2. (in Australia) any one of several species of eucalyptus… …
86Mess — For other uses, see Mess (disambiguation). A mess (also called a messdeck aboard ships) is the place where military personnel socialise, eat, and (in some cases) live. In some societies this military usage has extended to other disciplined… …
87Mess dress — Three Canadian officers in shawl or rolled collar jacket and waistcoat style mess dress or mess kit. Miniature medals and other accoutrements are also worn. Mess dress is the military term for the formal evening dress worn in the mess or at other …
88Mess kit — For military uniforms for formal occasions, see Mess dress. A mess kit is a collection of silverware and cookware used during camping and backpacking, as well as extended military campaigns. Contents 1 Civilian camping mess kit 2 Military mess… …
89mess — mess1 S2 [mes] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(dirty/untidy)¦ 2¦(problems/difficulties)¦ 3 make a mess of (doing) something 4¦(person)¦ 5 a mess of something 6¦(army/navy)¦ 7¦(waste substance)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: mes …
90mess — mess1 [ mes ] noun ** ▸ 1 when someone/something is dirty ▸ 2 when there are problems ▸ 3 someone with problems ▸ 4 solid waste from animal ▸ 5 mess hall ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count or uncount a situation in which a place is dirty or not neat: Your… …
