Nouns (8)
mess
n. a meal eaten in a mess hall by service personnel
mess
n. soft semiliquid food; "a mess of porridge"
mess, mess hall
n. a (large) military dining room where service personnel eat or relax
mess, messiness, muss, mussiness
n. a state of confusion and disorderliness; "the house was a mess"; "she smoothed the mussiness of the bed"
Verbs (5)
mess, mess together
v. eat in a mess hall
mess, mess up, make a mess of
v. make a mess of or create disorder in; "He messed up his room"
Adverbs (16)
about
adv. in rotation or succession: "watch and watch about"
near, about, around, nearby, in the vicinity
adv. "She is always about"
about, around, some, approximately, roughly, more or less, or so
adv. "I have roughly $3,000"
Adjectives (3)
astir, about, around
adj. on the move; "up and about"; "the whole town was astir over the incident"
Fuzzynyms (52)
bedding, litter, bedding material
n. material used to provide a bed for animals
force, strength, forcefulness
n. physical energy or intensity; "he hit with all the force he could muster"; "it was destroyed by the strength of the gale"; "a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man"
insolvency
n. the lack of financial resources
crash, collapse
n. a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)
neglect, negligence, carelessness, nonperformance
n. failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
dereliction, delinquency
n. willful negligence
failure
n. an act that fails; "his failure to pass the test"
bankruptcy
n. inability to discharge all your debts as they come due; "the company had to declare bankruptcy"; "fraudulent loans led to the failure of many banks"
breakdown, crack-up
n. a mental or physical breakdown
tangle, tousle, dishevel
v. disarrange or rumple; dishevel; "The strong wind tousled my hair"
about, around, some, approximately, roughly, more or less, or so
adv. "I have roughly $3,000"
nigh, nearly, virtually, almost, well-nigh, just about
adv. "He nearly fainted"; "the already nigh obliterated records"; "Virtually all the parties signed the contract"
nigh, nearly, virtually, almost, well-nigh, just about
adv. "He nearly fainted"; "the already nigh obliterated records"; "Virtually all the parties signed the contract"
in essence, basically, fundamentally, essentially, au fond
adv. at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature; "He is basically dishonest"; "the argument was essentially a technical one"; "for all his bluster he is in essence a shy person"
practically
adv. "He was practically the only guest at the party"
near, about, around, nearby, in the vicinity
adv. "She is always about"
Synonyms (10)
at work
adj. on the job; "had been at work for over an hour before her boss arrived"
engaged, employed, occupied
adj. having ones attention or mind or energy engaged; "she keeps herself fully occupied with volunteer activities"; "deeply engaged in conversation"
engaged, in use, tied up
adj. of a telephone
on the go
adj. (of a person) very busy and active: "always on the go"
overbusy
adj. too busy
up to
adj. busy or occupied with; "what have you been up to?"; "up to no good"
Antonyms (6)
order, orderliness
n. a condition of regular or proper arrangement; "he put his desk in order"; "the machine is now in working order"
order, bring order into, bring order to
v. bring order to or into; "Order these files"
flat
adv. against a flat surface: "He lay flat on his back"
mess about
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