After the party, we spent all morning cleaning the messes left behind by guests.

She messed up the presentation by deleting the final slides an hour before the meeting.

The Mess family traces its roots back to Bavaria.

Messes left by the kids on the living room floor made it impossible to walk through without stepping on toys.

He messes with the thermostat every morning, so the house is always too hot or too cold.

She messed with the settings on my phone and now my alarm won't go off.

She is messing around in the workshop instead of doing her homework.

She's worried about messing up the presentation in front of the board.

Messing-cum-Inworth is a small civil parish in the Colchester district of Essex, England, known for its rural charm and historic churches.

We brought several Eton messes to the picnic, and everyone raved about the strawberries and cream.