Clues for the word "MESS"

We've had 432 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 1222 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New York Times crossword on May 15, 2026.

Definition of mess

n. - Mass; church service.
n. - A quantity of food set on a table at one time; provision of food for a person or party for one meal; as, a mess of pottage; also, the food given to a beast at one time.
n. - A number of persons who eat together, and for whom food is prepared in common; especially, persons in the military or naval service who eat at the same table; as, the wardroom mess.
n. - A set of four; -- from the old practice of dividing companies into sets of four at dinner.
n. - The milk given by a cow at one milking.
n. - A disagreeable mixture or confusion of things; hence, a situation resulting from blundering or from misunderstanding; as, he made a mess of it.
v. i. - To take meals with a mess; to belong to a mess; to eat (with others); as, I mess with the wardroom officers.
v. t. - To supply with a mess.