Mess vs. Service

Messnoun

A disagreeable mixture or confusion of things; hence, a situation resulting from blundering or from misunderstanding; a disorder.

Messnoun

(colloquial) A large quantity or number.

Messnoun

(euphemistic) Excrement.

Messnoun

(figuratively) A person in a state of (especially emotional) turmoil or disarray; an emotional wreck.

Messnoun

(obsolete) Mass; a church service.

Messnoun

(archaic) A quantity of food set on a table at one time; provision of food for a person or party for one meal; also, the food given to an animal at one time.

Messnoun

A number of persons who eat together, and for whom food is prepared in common, especially military personnel who eat at the same table.

Messnoun

A set of four from the old practice of dividing companies into sets of four at dinner.

Messnoun

(US) The milk given by a cow at one milking.

Messverb

(transitive) To make a mess of.

Messverb

(transitive) To throw into confusion.

Messverb

(intransitive) To interfere.

Messverb

screw around with, to bother, to be annoying with

Messverb

(intransitive) To take meals with a mess.

Messverb

(intransitive) To belong to a mess.

Messverb

(intransitive) To eat (with others).

Messverb

(transitive) To supply with a mess.

Messnoun

Mass; church service.

Messnoun

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.

Messnoun

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.

Messnoun

A set of four; - from the old practice of dividing companies into sets of four at dinner.

Messnoun

The milk given by a cow at one milking.

Messnoun

A disagreeable mixture or confusion of things; hence, a situation resulting from blundering or from misunderstanding; as, he made a mess of it.

Messverb

To take meals with a mess; to belong to a mess; to eat (with others); as, I mess with the wardroom officers.

Messverb

To supply with a mess.

Messverb

To make a mess{5} of; to disorder or muddle; to muss; to jumble; to disturb; to mess up.

Messnoun

a state of confusion and disorderliness;

Messnoun

informal terms for a difficult situation;

Messnoun

soft semiliquid food;

Messnoun

a meal eaten by service personnel

Messnoun

a (large) military dining room where service personnel eat or relax

Messnoun

(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent;

Messverb

eat in a mess hall

Messverb

make a mess of or create disorder in;

Mess

The mess (also called a mess deck aboard ships) is an area where military personnel socialize, eat, and (in some cases) live. The term is also used to indicate the groups of military personnel who belong to separate messes, such as the Officers' mess, the CPOs' mess, and the Enlisted mess.

Servicenoun

An act of being of assistance to someone.

Servicenoun

(economics) The practice of providing such a service as economic activity.

Servicenoun

A department in a company, an organization, a government department, etc.

Servicenoun

(computing) A function that is provided by one program or machine for another.

Servicenoun

The state of being subordinate to or employed by an individual or group

Servicenoun

The military.

Servicenoun

A set of dishes or utensils.

Servicenoun

(sports) The act of initially starting, or serving, the ball in play in tennis, volleyball, and other games.

Servicenoun

A religious rite or ritual.

Servicenoun

(legal) The serving, or delivery, of a summons or writ.

Servicenoun

A taxi shared among unrelated passengers, each of whom pays part of the fare; often, it has a fixed route between cities.

Servicenoun

A musical composition for use in churches.

Servicenoun

(obsolete) Profession of respect; acknowledgment of duty owed.

Servicenoun

(nautical) The materials used for serving a rope, etc., such as spun yarn and small lines.

Serviceverb

(transitive) To serve.

Serviceverb

(transitive) To perform maintenance.

Serviceverb

To inseminate through sexual intercourse

Serviceverb

To perform a sexual act.

Servicenoun

A name given to several trees and shrubs of the genus Pyrus, as Pyrus domestica and P. torminalis of Europe, the various species of mountain ash or rowan tree, and the American shad bush (see Shad bush, under Shad). They have clusters of small, edible, applelike berries.

Servicenoun

The act of serving; the occupation of a servant; the performance of labor for the benefit of another, or at another's command; attendance of an inferior, hired helper, slave, etc., on a superior, employer, master, or the like; also, spiritual obedience and love.

Servicenoun

The deed of one who serves; labor performed for another; duty done or required; office.

Servicenoun

Office of devotion; official religious duty performed; religious rites appropriate to any event or ceremonial; as, a burial service.

Servicenoun

Hence, a musical composition for use in churches.

Servicenoun

Duty performed in, or appropriate to, any office or charge; official function; hence, specifically, military or naval duty; performance of the duties of a soldier.

Servicenoun

Useful office; advantage conferred; that which promotes interest or happiness; benefit; avail.

Servicenoun

Profession of respect; acknowledgment of duty owed.

Servicenoun

The act and manner of bringing food to the persons who eat it; order of dishes at table; also, a set or number of vessels ordinarily used at table; as, the service was tardy and awkward; a service of plate or glass.

Servicenoun

The act of bringing to notice, either actually or constructively, in such manner as is prescribed by law; as, the service of a subpŒna or an attachment.

Servicenoun

The materials used for serving a rope, etc., as spun yarn, small lines, etc.

Servicenoun

The act of serving the ball.

Servicenoun

Act of serving or covering. See Serve, v. t., 13.

Servicenoun

work done by one person or group that benefits another;

Servicenoun

a company or agency that performs a public service; subject to government regulation

Servicenoun

the act of public worship following prescribed rules;

Servicenoun

an act of help or assistance;

Servicenoun

employment in or work for another;

Servicenoun

a force that is a branch of the armed forces

Servicenoun

the performance of duties by a waiter or servant;

Servicenoun

periodic maintenance on a car or machine;

Servicenoun

tableware consisting of a complete set of articles (silver or dishware) for use at table

Servicenoun

(sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play;

Servicenoun

the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone;

Servicenoun

Canadian writer (born in England) who wrote about life in the Yukon Territory (1874-1958)

Servicenoun

a means of serving;

Servicenoun

the act of mating by male animals;

Servicenoun

(law) the acts performed by an English feudal tenant for the benefit of his lord which formed the consideration for the property granted to him

Serviceverb

be used by; as of a utility;

Serviceverb

make fit for use;

Serviceverb

mate with;

Servicenoun

the action of helping or doing work for someone

Servicenoun

an act of assistance

Servicenoun

assistance or advice given to customers during and after the sale of goods

Servicenoun

the action of serving food and drinks to customers

Servicenoun

short for service charge

Servicenoun

a period of employment with a company or organization

Servicenoun

employment as a servant

Servicenoun

the use which can be made of a machine

Servicenoun

a system supplying a public need such as transport, communications, or utilities such as electricity and water

Servicenoun

a public department or organization run by the state

Servicenoun

the armed forces

Servicenoun

an area with parking beside a major road supplying petrol, refreshments, and other amenities to motorists.

Servicenoun

a ceremony of religious worship according to a prescribed form

Servicenoun

a periodic routine inspection and maintenance of a vehicle or other machine

Servicenoun

a set of matching crockery used for serving a particular meal

Servicenoun

(in tennis and other racket sports) the action or right of serving to begin play.

Servicenoun

a serve.

Servicenoun

the formal delivery of a document such as a writ or summons.

Serviceverb

perform routine maintenance or repair work on (a vehicle or machine)

Serviceverb

supply and maintain systems for public utilities and transport and communications in (an area)

Serviceverb

perform a service or services for (someone)

Serviceverb

pay interest on (a debt)

Serviceverb

(of a male animal) mate with (a female animal)

Serviceverb

have sexual intercourse with or give sexual gratification to (someone).