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messing around


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mess
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Sense: Noun: disorder
Synonyms:
disorder Collocations, disarray, confusion Collocations, jumble, chaos Collocations, turmoil Collocations, untidiness, clutter Collocations, havoc Collocations, free-for-all (informal), pandemonium
Sense: Noun: disaster
Synonyms:
disaster Collocations, snafu, fuck-up Collocations (vulgar, offensive, slang), debacle, fiasco, botch, botch job (informal), pig's ear (UK, slang), dog's dinner (UK, slang), balls-up (UK, vulgar, slang), cock-up (UK, vulgar, slang)
Sense: Noun: trouble or difficulty
Synonyms:
trouble Collocations, difficulty Collocations, spot of bother (UK, informal), tight spot (informal), predicament Collocations, embarrassing predicament, hot water (informal), jam Collocations (informal), pickle Collocations (informal), sticky situation, difficult situation
Sense: Noun: meal
Synonyms:
meal Collocations, rations, chow (informal), grub Collocations (slang), eats (informal), feed Collocations, nosh (UK, slang), provisions, sustenance, victuals (dated), vittles (archaic or dialect), scran (UK, regional, informal)
Sense: Noun: abundance - followed by 'of', slang
Synonyms:
abundance, bunch Collocations (informal), lots, whole lot (informal), whole load (informal), ton Collocations (informal), deal Collocations, loads (informal), good deal, great deal, plenty Collocations, bundle Collocations (informal), barrel Collocations (informal), buckets (informal), profusion, oodles (informal), shit ton (vulgar, offensive, slang)
Sense: Verb: interfere - slang
Synonyms:
interfere, butt in (informal), meddle, intrude


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