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Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | mess |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | An unsightly object. |
| Synonyms: | monstrosity, ugliness |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
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Synonym Collection v1.1
| Main Entry: | mess |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Synonyms: | botch, bungle, clutter, commotion, confusion, conglomeration, crisis, crumple, dabble, debris, difficulty, dilemma, dirty, disarray, dishevel, disorder, eyesore, farrago, fiasco, fiddle, food, heterogeneity, hodgepodge, jumble, litter, mélange, meal, medley, miscellany, mixture, muddle, mull, pickle, potpourri, predicament, rations, scramble, shambles, snafu, soil, trouble, wreckage, wrinkle |
Synonym Collection v1.1
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Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | mess |
| Part of Speech: | phrasal verb |
| Definition: | To waste time by engaging in aimless activity. |
| Synonyms: | doodle, fool, putter |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
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Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | botch |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | A ruinous state of disorder. |
| Synonyms: | foul-up, muddle, shambles |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | botch |
| Part of Speech: | phrasal verb |
| Definition: | To harm irreparably through inept handling; make a mess. |
| Synonyms: | ball up, blunder, boggle, bungle, foul up, fumble, gum up, mishandle, mismanage, muddle, muff, spoil |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
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Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | confuse |
| Part of Speech: | phrasal verb |
| Definition: | To put into total disorder. |
| Synonyms: | ball up, disorder, jumble, muddle, scramble, snarl |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | disorder |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | A lack of order or regular arrangement. |
| Synonyms: | chaos, clutter, confusedness, confusion, derangement, disarrangement, disarray, disorderedness, disorderliness, disorganization, jumble, mix-up, muddle, muss, scramble, topsy-turviness, tumble |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
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Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | disorder |
| Part of Speech: | phrasal verb |
| Definition: | To put out of proper order. |
| Synonyms: | derange, disarrange, disarray, disorganize, disrupt, disturb, jumble, mix up, muddle, tumble, unsettle, upset |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
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Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | fuss |
| Part of Speech: | phrasal verb |
| Definition: | To be nervously or uselessly active. |
| Synonyms: | bustle, putter |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
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by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
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Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | heap |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | A group of things gathered haphazardly. |
| Synonyms: | agglomeration, bank, cumulus, drift, hill, mass, mound, mountain, pile, shock, stack, tumble |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
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Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | philander |
| Part of Speech: | phrasal verb |
| Definition: | To be sexually unfaithful to another. |
| Synonyms: | womanize |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | serving |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | An individual quantity of food. |
| Synonyms: | helping, portion |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | slap |
| Part of Speech: | phrasal verb |
| Definition: | To be rough or brutal with. |
| Synonyms: | knock about, manhandle, rough, slap around |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
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Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | tamper |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | To handle something idly, ignorantly, or destructively. |
| Synonyms: | fiddle, fool, meddle, tinker |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
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Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
| Main Entry: | tousle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | To put (the hair or clothes) into a state of disarray. |
| Synonyms: | disarrange, dishevel, disorder, muss, rumple |
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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