mess vs heap

mess and heap both are nouns.

mess and heap both are verbs.

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

As nouns, mess and heap are synonyms defined as:

mess and heap: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

Other synonyms of mess include batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, lot, mass, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad.

mess (noun)	heap (noun)
a (large) military dining room where service personnel eat or relax	a car that is old and unreliable
a meal eaten in a mess hall by service personnel	a collection of objects laid on top of each other
soft semiliquid food	(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
a state of confusion and disorderliness
informal terms for a difficult situation

mess (verb)	heap (verb)
make a mess of or create disorder in	fill to overflow
eat in a mess hall	arrange in stacks
	bestow in large quantities

Difference between mess and heap

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