mess vs nourishment

mess and nourishment both are nouns.

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

As nouns, nourishment is a hypernym of mess; that is, nourishment is a word with a broader meaning than mess:

Other hypernyms of mess include aliment, alimentation, nutriment, nutrition, sustenance, victuals.

mess (noun)	nourishment (noun)
a (large) military dining room where service personnel eat or relax	the act of nourishing
a meal eaten in a mess hall by service personnel	a source of materials to nourish the body
soft semiliquid food
(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)	nourishment (verb)
make a mess of or create disorder in
eat in a mess hall