a large tall chimney through which combustion gases and smoke can be evacuated | a (large) military dining room where service personnel eat or relax |
a storage device that handles data so that the next item to be retrieved is the item most recently stored (LIFO) | a meal eaten in a mess hall by service personnel |
a list in which the next item to be removed is the item most recently stored (LIFO) | soft semiliquid food |
an orderly pile | (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 |