mess
13
2.9
- noun
- /mɛs/
- Informal
:
un montón de
- A whole mess of books and paperwork.
- a mess of stuff
- a whole mess of
A mess, you know, a mess of laws, right?
- A mess, you know, a mess of laws, right?
- Also, you know how many times the average user just has a mess of spools of material.
- She would, she would, she would just crumble into a mess of giggles.
Examples
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Iraq is a total mess, and no one really knows how it will end.
Blog text (30) -
We have a huge, just a mess of dust everywhere.
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A mess, you know, a mess of laws, right?
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Oh, yeah, you got a whole mess of them here.
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I want to order up a mess of groceries.
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Do I also have you to thank for dragging me into this mess?
Fiction book (1991) -
Shem just brought a mess of crabs in.
Fiction book (1998) -
At some point there's a mess of people and it creates A claustrophobia from that mess of people.
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I displayed some crocheted scarves, some baby hats, and the mess of friendship bracelets I had made.
Blog text (17) -
I bought a whole mess of fresh vegetables from the market.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A large amount of something
∞
1.0
A large amount that is more than needed
677
1.6
A large amount of something, for example patience or money
426
1.9
A heap of things put together
197
3.2
A group of items made or handled together at one time
182
1.0
A pile of things placed one on top of another
163
1.0
A large amount of something often used with of
140
3.2
A very large amount of something that is hard to deal with
71
2.7
A large collection of things often including people
54
1.4
A large amount of things often in a messy pile
46
5.7
A large number of things or people
28
9.9
A very large amount of something used in rude speech
27
4.6
A thick bundle of paper money
16
7.9
A large number of similar events happening in a short time
14
5.9
A large number of things or people
11
7.8
A large number or amount of something
4
9.5
A large group of people or things
3
9.1
A very large amount of something
2
8.0
A large number of things used informally to mean a lot
1
7.9
A large amount of something you can fit in a hat
1
9.9
A large number of things or people
1
9.9
A large amount of something
A large amount of things, for example work, friends, or food
A very large amount of something
A large amount of something like land or grain
Idioms
To give up something very important for a small, quick gain
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
The expression 'a mess of' meaning 'a lot of' grew from the old sense of mess as a 'portion', so thinking of a big portion helps explain why it means a large number.