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noun
A mess (disagreeable mixture or confusion of things; disorder).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A scramble, as when small objects are thrown down, to be taken by those who can seize them; a confused struggle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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noun
A term of endearment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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verb
To rumple, tousle or make (something) untidy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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noun
a state of confusion and disorderliness
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: mess, messiness, mussiness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: disorderliness, disorder
verb
make messy or untidy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: tussle
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: disarrange
History
Related to mess (“disorder”).
Compare Middle English mus (“a mouse”). See mouse.
Across languages
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
