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| bedraggled |
in a messy or shabby state. [1/2 definitions] |
| bib |
A bib is something babies wear under their chin when they are eating. The bib keeps food from getting on their other clothes. Sometimes older people wear bibs too if they are eating something very messy. |
| clutter |
to fill or litter with a messy collection of things. [2 definitions] |
| disheveled |
not neat; messy. |
| grubby |
dirty or messy. |
| litter |
to make messy by scattering rubbish or other objects. [1/5 definitions] |
| messy |
When something is messy, it is dirty or not neat. [2 definitions] |
| order |
If there is order, things are in their proper or logical place, or things are happening in a normal or logical way. When there is order, things are not messy, crazy, or out of control. [1/9 definitions] |
| orderly |
If something is orderly, it is arranged in a neat way. It is not messy. Things are in their correct places. [1/2 definitions] |
| pig |
a person who is very messy, greedy, or rude. [1/2 definitions] |
| sloppy |
not maintained well; messy or not tidy. [1/3 definitions] |
| straight |
If your room is straight, it means that the room is not messy. Everything is in order and makes sense. [1/7 definitions] |
| tidy |
When something is tidy, it is neat and in order. If something is tidy, it's not messy. If a person is tidy, they like to have things neat and in order. |
| total |
When a car is a total wreck, it is a complete wreck. If your room is a total mess, it is very messy everywhere. [1/5 definitions] |
| wretched |
If someone does a wretched job of something, they do it very badly. If you do a wretched job of cleaning your room, your effort is completely without success and your room still looks very messy. Maybe it's even worse than before! [1/4 definitions] |
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