Word Finder - mess

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A disagreeable mixture or confusion of things; hence, a situation resulting from blundering or from misunderstanding; disorder.

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He made a mess of it.

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A large quantity or number.

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My boss dumped a whole mess of projects on my desk today.

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Excrement.

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Parked under a tree, my car was soon covered in birds' mess.

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A person in a state of (especially emotional) turmoil or disarray; an emotional wreck.

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Between the pain and the depression, I'm a mess.

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(transitive, often used with "up") To make untidy or dirty.

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(transitive, often used with "up") To throw into disorder or to ruin.

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To interfere.

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This doesn't concern you. Don't mess.

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(used with "with") To screw around with, to bother, to be annoying to.

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Stop messing with me!

I can deal with the mess in my head.

I'm a mess wondering what's wrong with me.

I sort of got roped into this mess by default.

The help will clean that mess when she sobers up in the morning.

Sometimes they mess up and over react, especially when they're scared.

I didn't realize what a mess it was.

Howie is a mess over what that relative told him about his sister.

How did we get into this mess?

Anyway, it's a mess and I'm damn glad it's over and we can come back.

No one will mess with you.

We didn't mess around with the dead guy anymore.

Besides, it would mess up your nice new uniform.

First off, I'd love to have Martha around to see this mess.

While both Deans were on their knees cleaning up the mess, the phone rang again.

Guess who gets to clean up that mess?

You and Betsy dragged me into this mess.

I know this is hard on you, but you'll soon see where you belong in this mess.

Doesn't mean we can't mess with whoever else we want.

Rainy called to say he'd be there for a while cleaning up the mess.

I'm the only one in this mess who isn't out to hurt anyone else, she retorted.

The entire situation was a mess.

My mind is a mess.

I didn't have any lines but I got a mess of laughs.

God, how did I get in this mess?

It was a real mess.

You've been the one constant in my life since this mess started.

You are close to crossing the line where you mess with the Future.

She glimpsed the mess that was her face and decided to wash it and redo her makeup.

Which would fit with this mess.

His heat and scent were starting to mess with her at such a distance.

Of course, as long as she kept the hood up, he needn't know her hair was a mess.

A feminist herself, Cronin nonetheless believes that feminism has got itself into a mess by denying the findings of modern science.

They also had to work hard to avoid any fuel spillages or making a mess on the grass or on top of the Palace.

If you come with children, be prepared for a mess.

There was nothing exotic about it; just a cluttered mess.

I was miffed that I was the sole person burdened with straightening out this mess.

In spite of the favorable news, Howie remained, in a word, a mess.

There was one place for her in this mess, and it was with him.

She's the only innocent caught up in this mess.

Uneasy, he also realized he had to focus on mopping up the rest of his mess in the mortal world, so he could start to address the underworld.

Human Deidre was probably terrified, a bloody mess who would do whatever Darkyn told her at the end of the week in exchange for him sparing her more pain.

You'll be stuck with your mess and no soul, he said.

Inside, the shed was a complete mess.

Why did she feel guilty about this whole mess, when she hadn't done anything to get herself into it?

It was the same sensation as when she opened the door to the guest bedroom in her apartment for the first time to see the mess the demons made of some poor human.

Past-Deidre walked out and left me to clean up the mess, which I did poorly.

Oh. How do people mess with you?

If he thought she looked a morning mess, it certainly didn't show in his expression.

But as scantily-clad groupies guzzled champagne, fellow band Kobai hit the sauce and left the swanky suite coated in the sticky mess.

Luckily, you don't need to mess with voodoo dolls to avoid the risks.