n. |
[1] |
messiness
,
chaos
,
disorder
,
muss
,
mussiness
,
disarray
,
disorganization
,
shambles
,
muddle
,
disarrangement
,
clutter
,
hotchpotch/(US) hodgepodge
,
litter
,
tangle
,
jumble
,
confusion
,
mishmash
,
untidiness
|
[2] |
concoction
,
fix
,
hole
,
mixture
,
medley
,
jam
,
muddle
,
miscellany
,
hash
,
pickle
,
kettle of fish
,
gallimaufry
,
farrago
,
olio
,
olla podrida
,
pot-pourri
,
smorgasbord
,
kedgeree
|
[3] |
predicament
,
difficulty
,
plight
,
pinch
,
trouble
,
dilemma
,
quandary
,
imbroglio
,
(Colloq) foul-up
,
stew
,
fix
,
hot water
,
(pretty/fine) kettle of fish
,
pickle
,
jam
,
(Slang) screw-up
,
(Brit) balls-up
,
can of worms
,
(US) snafu
|
[4] |
mess hall
|
[5] |
batch
,
deal
,
flock
,
good deal
,
great deal
,
hatful
,
heap
,
lot
,
mass
,
mickle
,
mint
,
mountain
,
muckle
,
passel
,
peck
,
pile
,
plenty
,
pot
,
quite a little
,
raft
,
sight
,
slew
,
spate
,
stack
,
tidy sum
,
wad
|
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