peck vs mess

peck and mess both are nouns.

peck and mess both are verbs.

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

As nouns, peck and mess are synonyms defined as:

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

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

peck (noun)	mess (noun)
a light kiss	a (large) military dining room where service personnel eat or relax
bite by a bird	a meal eaten in a mess hall by service personnel
(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent	soft semiliquid food
a United States dry measure equal to 8 quarts or 537.605 cubic inches	(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 gallons	a state of confusion and disorderliness
	informal terms for a difficult situation

peck (verb)	mess (verb)
bother persistently with trivial complaints	make a mess of or create disorder in
eat by pecking at, like a bird	eat in a mess hall
eat like a bird
kiss lightly
hit lightly with a picking motion

Difference between peck and mess

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