messes
Rooms needing cleanup
Messes is the plural of mess—states of disorder, dirty conditions, or difficult situations.
The kids left messes everywhere.
She's gotten herself into some real messes.
In military contexts, messes are dining halls where personnel eat together: Officers' messes were separate from enlisted quarters.
Untidy collection of items
- disarrayLack of order
- jumbleConfused disorderly collection
- chaosComplete disorder and confusion
- untidinessLack of order
shambles · disorganization · muddle · tangle · hodgepodge · scatter · debris · junk
Unintended wrong actions
- errorsUnintentional deviations from correctness
- failuresUnsuccessful attempts or outcomes
- botchesFails through carelessness
- bunglingMishandling through incompetence
screwups · snafus · fiascos · disasters · debacles · gaffes · mishaps · fumbles
Difficulty or distress
quandary · difficulty · dilemma · scrape · tight spot · hot water · sticky situation · crisis
Interior connecting pathway
- canteenPortable liquid container
- chowInformal word for meals
- rationsControlled food portions
- traysFlat serving surfaces
military · barracks · galley · commissary · refectory · dining · quarters · serving line
Removing dirt and mess
- tidyingMaking spaces orderly
- scrubbingCleaning by rubbing hard
- moppingCleaning floors with water
- sweepingExtensive and far-reaching
wiping · sorting · organizing · straightening · decluttering · sanitizing · sponge · broom
clutter
Untidy collection of items
untidiness · shambles · disorganization · muddle · tangle · hodgepodge · scatter · debris · junk · pileup
mistakes
Unintended wrong actions
- errorsUnintentional deviations from correctness
- failuresUnsuccessful attempts or outcomes
- botchesFails through carelessness
bungling · screwups · snafus · fiascos · disasters · debacles · gaffes · mishaps · fumbles · missteps
trouble
Difficulty or distress
fix · quandary · difficulty · dilemma · scrape · tight spot · hot water · sticky situation · crisis · plight
hall
Interior connecting pathway
trays · military · barracks · galley · commissary · refectory · dining · quarters · serving line
cleaning
Removing dirt and mess
sweeping · wiping · sorting · organizing · straightening · decluttering · sanitizing · sponge · broom · dustpan
messesorders
Instructions to obey
tidies · cleans · arrangements · tidiness · neatness
- mess upDo badly, err
- messed upDisordered or badly handled
- messing upFailing through carelessness
- mess withInterfere or tinker inappropriately
- mess aroundEngage in aimless activity
- messing aroundIdle, aimless activity
mess, messy, messed, messiness, messing, messier, messiest, messmate, messmates