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jumble¹ Definition

jum·ble (jumbəl)

noun

a kind of thin, sugared cookie shaped like a ring

Etymology: < ? OFr jumel, gemel (Fr jumeau), twin: see

jumble² Definition

jum·ble (jumbəl)

transitive verb -·bled, -·bling

  1. to mix in a confused, disorderly heap
  2. to confuse mentally

Etymology: ? blend of jump + tumble

intransitive verb

to be jumbled

noun

  1. a confused mixture or heap
  2. a muddle
  3. Brit. rummage sale

jumble Synonyms

jumble

n.

clutter, mess, hodgepodge; see confusion 2, mixture 1. See syn. study at confusion.

jumble Usage Examples

Object

  • mess: The result is a jumbled mess, filled with unhelpful pictures.
  • sentence: Timed attempts: printable 7. Dialog jumbles Each sentence has to be re-arranged from individual word tiles Feedback at the end of each sentence.
  • thought: I tried to make some order of my jumbled thoughts.
  • mass: The actual title to the Nurse With Wound track was originally unknown, being an unreadable jumbled dadaist mass of Letraset letters!
  • letter: Mumbo Jumbo is a highly addictive word game where you must discover real English words from a set of jumbled letters!
  • sale: Record fairs, junk shops and jumble sales ' record racks have all been scoured, but so far in vain.

Adjective modifier

  • meaningless: But they were merely a meaningless jumble of letters.
  • chaotic: All this diversity in size and type of plants should produce what will appear to the layman as a chaotic jumble.
  • confusing: A sunken bowl filled with a confusing jumble of ruins of what used to be the town market.
  • fascinating: Houses and cottages cuddle together in a fascinating higgledy piggledy jumble of different periods.

Modifies a noun

  • sale: Think of a swap shop or a jumble sale with no money changing hands.
  • puzzle: Netster.com makes it fast and easy to find jumble puzzle Looking for jumble puzzle in the UK?

Modifying Another Word

together: Many sites contain exactly the same few clips, jumbled together with no categorization.

Noun used with modifier

  • auto: A pack of 5 bushes was a quid at last year's Beaulieu auto jumble.
  • boat: Ther is also a For Sale and Wanted section offering you a free to use online boat jumble.

Preposition: of

  • boulder: The tent was now barely visible at the edge of the meadows by the jumble of boulders.
  • rock: A beautiful pointy jumble of rocks which form a pyramid atop the peak.
  • cottage: What was once a run-down area has been renovated into a picturesque jumble of cottages and bijou eateries.
  • block: But others emerge from regions where the ground seems to have collapsed downwards leaving a jumble of large blocks of rock.

Followed by an intransitive particle

up: The fossils are all jumbled up together in the sediment.

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