mess vs flood

mess and flood both are nouns.

mess and flood both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mess	Yes	No	Yes	No
flood	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, flood is a hyponym of mess; that is, flood is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than mess:

mess: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
flood: an overwhelming number or amount

Other hyponyms of mess include deluge, inundation, torrent, haymow.

mess (noun)	flood (noun)
a (large) military dining room where service personnel eat or relax	the act of flooding; filling to overflowing
a meal eaten in a mess hall by service personnel	a large flow
soft semiliquid food	light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent	the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide)
a state of confusion and disorderliness	the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
informal terms for a difficult situation	an overwhelming number or amount

mess (verb)	flood (verb)
make a mess of or create disorder in	cover with liquid, usually water
eat in a mess hall	become filled to overflowing
	fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
	supply with an excess of

Difference between mess and flood

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