Meaning
A place or a thing that is dirty or untidy, with everything in the wrong place.
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Word origin
From Old French mes, a dish of food; the sense of an untidy mixture came later.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- mes
Grammar
Examples
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"Be a mess" says that a place is very untidy.
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You "make a mess" when you leave things everywhere.
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"Clean up a mess" means to put everything back in order.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 7, lesson 6: mess, leg, worth and 7 more words.