mess
Because it is a word with a single syllable, mess is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofmess
- A disagreeable mixture or confusion of things; hence, a situation resulting from blundering or from misunderstanding; disorder.
Example: "He made a mess of it."
- A large quantity or number.
Example: "My boss dumped a whole mess of projects on my desk today."
- Excrement.
Example: "Parked under a tree, my car was soon covered in birds' mess."
- A person in a state of (especially emotional) turmoil or disarray; an emotional wreck.
Example: "Between the pain and the depression, I'm a mess."
- (transitive, often used with "up") To make untidy or dirty.
- (transitive, often used with "up") To throw into disorder or to ruin.
- To interfere.
Example: "This doesn't concern you. Don't mess."
- (used with "with") To screw around with, to bother, to be annoying to.
Example: "Stop messing with me!"
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