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Word entry · 4 letters

mess

Best crossword clue

"Cluttered state"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /mɛs/Part of speech verb, nounSorted emssStarts with MEnds with S3 cluesVery common crossword word
1M2E3S4S

Definitions

  1. make a mess of or create disorder in

Word origin

Perhaps a corruption of Middle English mesh (“mash”), compare muss, or derived from Etymology 2 "mixed foods, as for animals". Compare also Old English mes (“dung, excrement”).

Used in a sentence

  • He made a mess of it.
  • My bedroom is such a mess; I need to tidy up.
  • Messerschmidts! A whole mess of Messerschmidts!

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Used as a crossword answer3 curated clues

01Cluttered state4 letters
02Untidy state4 letters
03State of disorder4 letters

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