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mess |
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C ration, Chinese puzzle, Gordian knot, K ration, Rube Goldberg contraption, all sorts, allotment, allowance, amount, arsy-varsiness, assemblage, assortment, baboon, bad job, bag, batch, befoul, befuddlement, benasty, bevue, bewilderment, big end, bigger half, bind, bit, bitch up, bite, blemish, blot, blow, blunder, board, bobble, boggle, bollix, bonehead play, boner, boo-boo, botch, botchery, bother, botheration, bread, broad spectrum, budget, bunch, bungle, butt in, cafeteria, can of worms, carrion, chaos, chunk, cloud, clump, clumsy performance, cluster, clutch, clutter, commission, commons, complex, complication, concoction, confuse, confusion, conglomeration, considerable, contaminate, contingent, copse, corrupt, corruption, count, crop, crunch, cut, dally, dandruff, daze, deal, decay, defile, derange, destiny, destroy, difficulty, dilemma, dine, dinette, dining car, dining hall, dining room, dining saloon, dirty, disarrange, disarrangement, disarray, discombobulation, discomfiture, discomposure, disconcertion, dishevel, dislocate, disorder, disorganization, disorganize, disorientation, disturbance, dividend, dog, dole, doodle, dose, embarrassing position, embarrassment, emergency rations, end, entertainment, equal share, error, etourderie, excrement, eyesore, farrago, fate, feed, fiasco, field rations, filth, fine how-do-you-do, fix, flirt, flub, fluff, flummox, flunk, flurry, fluster, flutter, fodder, fog, fool around, foozle, forage, foul-up, foul, foul matter, foul up, frenzy, fright, fuddle, fuddlement, fumble, furfur, gallimaufry, gangrene, gargoyle, gaucherie, gob, gobs, good deal, goof up, grass, gratify, graze, great deal, group, grouping, groupment, grove, gum up, hag, half, halver, harridan, hash, hassock, haze, heap, heaps, hell to pay, helping, helter-skelter, higgledy-piggledy, hobble, hodgepodge, hot water, hotchpot, hotchpotch, how-do-you-do, hunk, hysteron proteron, imbroglio, infect, interest, interfere with, intervene, jam, jumble, jungle, kettle of fish, knot, labyrinth, large amount, lashings, litter, loads, lot, lots, louse up, lump, magpie, mash, mass, maze, meal, meals, meander, measure, meat, meddle with, medley, meed, melange, mesh, mess around, mess hall, mess up, mess with, messroom, mingle-mangle, mint, misarrange, miscellany, miscue, mishmash, mist, mistake, mix-up, mix, mixed bag, mixture, modicum, moiety, monster, monstrosity, morass, much, muck, muck up, mucus, muddle, muddlement, muff, mull, muss, muss up, nasty, no beauty, number, obscenity, odds and ends, off day, olio, olla podrida, omnium-gatherum, oodles, ordure, pack, parcel, parlous straits, part, pass, pasticcio, pastiche, pasture, patchwork, peck, percentage, perplex, perplexity, perturbation, philander, pickle, piece, pile, piles, pinch, play, plight, pollute, portion, pot, pother, potpourri, potter, power, predicament, pretty pass, pretty pickle, pretty predicament, proportion, provision, pucker, puddle, pull to pieces, pus, putrid matter, putter, quagmire, quandary, quantity, quantum, quicksand, quite a little, quota, raft, rafts, rake-off, ration, rations, ravel, refection, refectory, refreshment, regale, regalement, repas, repast, restaurant, rot, ruffle, ruin, rumple, run around, sad work, salad, salle a manger, salmagundi, satisfy, sauce, scads, scarecrow, scatter, scramble, scrape, screw-up, screw up, scurf, scuz, seduce, segment, shambles, share, shock, short commons, shuffle, sight, sleep around, slew, slews, slice, slime, slip, slough, small amount, small share, smorgasbord, smut, snafu, snake pit, snarl, snot, sordes, spate, spot, spread, squeeze, stack, stacks, stake, stew, sticky wicket, stock, stook, strait, straits, stumble, sully, sum, sustain, swamp, sweat, swivet, table, taint, tamper with, tangle, tangled skein, tarnish, teratism, thicket, tidy sum, tight spot, tight squeeze, tightrope, tinker, tizzy, topsy-turviness, topsy-turvydom, tousle, toy, treat, tricky spot, trifle, trip, trouble, tucker, tuft, tumble, turmoil, turn upside down, tussock, ugly duckling, unholy mess, unsettlement, untidiness, upset, wad, wads, washout, webwork, welter, what you will, wheels within wheels, whole slew, wilderness, wine and dine, wisp, witch, wreck, wreckage
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mess around |
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Paul-Pry, bat out, botch, bungle, busybody, butt in, coquet, dabble, dally, dash off, do anyhow, do by halves, do carelessly, do offhand, doodle, fake up, fiddle-faddle, fiddle, fiddle with, fidget with, finger with, flirt, fool, fool around, fool with, fribble, frivol, fudge up, horn in, horse around, idle, interfere, interlope, intermeddle, jerk off, jury-rig, kibitz, kid around, knock off, knock out, knock together, lash up, loiter, meddle, meddle with, mess, mess with, monkey, monkey around, monkey with, nose, patch, patch together, patch up, piddle, play, play around, play with, potter, pound out, pry, puddle, putter, rough out, roughcast, roughhew, slap up, smatter, snoop, tamper, tamper with, throw off, throw together, tinker, toss off, toss out, toss together, toy, toy with, trifle, trifle with, twiddle, whomp up, womanize
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mess hall |
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automat, beanery, bistro, buffet, buvette, cafe, cafeteria, canteen, cantina, chophouse, chuck wagon, coffee shop, coffeehouse, coffeeroom, commons, cookhouse, cookshack, cookshop, diner, dinette, dining car, dining hall, dining room, dining saloon, dog wagon, drive-in, drive-in restaurant, eatery, eating house, fast-food chain, grill, grillroom, hamburger stand, hash house, hashery, hot-dog stand, kitchen, lunch counter, lunch wagon, luncheonette, lunchroom, mess, messroom, pizzeria, quick-lunch counter, refectory, restaurant, salle a manger, smorgasbord, snack bar, tavern, tearoom, trattoria
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mess up |
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ball up, befoul, benasty, bitch, bitch up, blur, bobble, bollix, bollix up, bonehead into it, bugger, bugger up, clutter, complicate, confound, confuse, contaminate, cook, corrupt, damage, defile, deform, derange, disarrange, disarray, discompose, dishevel, dislocate, disorder, disorganize, distort, disturb, drop a brick, embrangle, entangle, flub, fog up, foul, foul up, goof, goof up, gum up, hash up, implicate, infect, involve, jumble, knot, litter, louse up, mar, mess, misarrange, mix up, muck, muck up, mucker, muddle, muff, muss, muss up, nasty, obfuscate, obscure, perplex, play hell with, play hob with, pollute, queer, ramify, ravel, ruffle, ruin, rummage, rumple, scatter, screw up, sink, snafu, snarl, snarl up, spoil, sully, taint, tangle, tarnish, tousle, unform, unsettle, unshape, upset
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unholy mess |
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arsy-varsiness, bind, clutch, clutter, complication, crunch, embarrassing position, embarrassment, farrago, fine how-do-you-do, hash, hell to pay, helter-skelter, higgledy-piggledy, hobble, hodgepodge, hot water, how-do-you-do, hysteron proteron, imbroglio, jam, jumble, litter, mess, mishmash, mix, morass, parlous straits, pass, pickle, pinch, plight, predicament, pretty pass, pretty pickle, pretty predicament, quagmire, quicksand, scramble, scrape, slough, spot, squeeze, stew, sticky wicket, strait, straits, swamp, tight spot, tight squeeze, tightrope, topsy-turviness, topsy-turvydom, tricky spot, tumble, turmoil, welter
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allotment, allowance, amount, assemblage, assortment, bad job, bag, barrel, batch, befoul, bevue, bind, bit, bite, blemish, blot, blow, blunder, board, bobble, boggle, boner, boo-boo, botch, bother, budget, bunch, bungle, cafeteria, carrion, chaos, chunk, cloud, clump, cluster, clutch, clutter, commission, commons, complex, complication, confusion, conglomeration, contaminate, contingent, copse, corrupt, corruption, count, crop, crunch, cut, dandruff, daze, deal, decay, defile, derange, destiny, difficulty, dilemma, dine, dining room, disarrange, disarray, discomfiture, discomposure, dishevel, dislocate, disorder, disorganization, disorganize, disorientation, disturbance, dividend, dog, dole, doodle, dose, embarrassment, end, entertainment, error, excrement, eyesore, fate, feed, fiasco, fiddle, filth, fine kettle of fish, flub, fluff, flunk, flurry, fluster, flutter, fodder, fog, foozle, forage, foul, foul matter, frenzy, fright, fuddle, fumble, gangrene, gargoyle, gaucherie, gob, good deal, Gordian knot, grass, gratify, graze, great deal, group, grouping, grove, hag, half, harridan, hash, hassock, haze, heap, hell to pay, helping, helter-skelter, hobble, hodgepodge, hole, hot water, hotchpotch, hunk, hysteron proteron, imbroglio, infect, interest, jam, jumble, jungle, knot, labyrinth, litter, lot, louse up, magpie, mash, mass, maze, meal, meander, measure, meat, medley, meed, melange, mesh, mess around, mess hall, mess up, mint, miscellany, miscue, mishmash, mist, mistake, mix, mixed bag, mixture, modicum, moiety, monster, monstrosity, morass, much, muck, mucus, muddle, muff, multiplicity, muss, number, odds and ends, olio, oodles, ordure, pack, parcel, part, pass, pastiche, pasture, patchwork, peck, percentage, perplexity, perturbation, pickle, piece, pile, pinch, play around, plenty, plight, pollute, portion, pot, pother, potpourri, potter, power, predicament, problem, profusion, proportion, provision, pucker, puddle, pus, putter, quagmire, quantity, quantum, quicksand, quota, raft, rake-off, ration, rations, ravel, refection, refreshment, regale, regalement, restaurant, rot, ruffle, rumple, salad, salmagundi, satisfy, sauce, scads, scarecrow, scatter, scramble, scrape, screw up, scurf, scuz, segment, shambles, share, shock, shuffle, sight, slew, slice, slime, slip, slough, smut, snafu, snake pit, snarl, snot, soil, spate, spot, spread, squeeze, stack, stake, stew, sticky wicket, stock, strait, straits, stumble, sully, sum, sustain, swamp, sweat, swivet, table, taint, tangle, tarnish, teratism, thicket, tidy sum, tight spot, tight squeeze, tinker, tizzy, treat, trip, tucker, tuft, tumble, turmoil, unholy mess, upset, wad, washout, welter, wheels within wheels, wilderness, wisp, witch
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