mess vs victuals

mess and victuals both are nouns.

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

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

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

mess (noun)	victuals (noun)
a (large) military dining room where service personnel eat or relax	any substance that can be used as food
a meal eaten in a mess hall by service personnel	a source of materials to nourish the body
soft semiliquid food	a stock or supply of foods
(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)	victuals (verb)
make a mess of or create disorder in
eat in a mess hall