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The definition of a jumble is a mixed combination of items, or a type of thin, ring shaped, sugared cookie.

(noun)

An example of a jumble is a mix of small toys in the middle of a playroom floor.
An example of a jumble is a circular cookie with lots of sugar.

Jumble is defined as to confuse something or to mix something up.

(verb)

An example of jumble is to mix up a bunch of letter tiles before the start of a Scrabble game.

See jumble in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a kind of thin, sugared cookie shaped like a ring

also sp. jumbal

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

transitive verb jumbled, jumbling

to mix in a confused, disorderly heap
to confuse mentally

Origin: ? blend of jump + tumble

intransitive verb

to be jumbled

noun

a confused mixture or heap
a muddle
Brit. rummage sale
in full jumble sale

See jumble in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb jum·bled, jum·bling, jum·bles

verb, transitive

To mix in a confused way; throw together carelessly: jumble socks in a heap.
To muddle; confuse: The rapid-fire questioning jumbled the witness's thoughts.

verb, intransitive

To be mixed in a confused way: dividers to keep the files from jumbling.

noun

A confused or disordered mass: a jumble of paper scraps.
A disordered state; a muddle: receipts in a jumble.

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