jumble
/'dʤʌmbl/
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Definition
Noun:
- A confused or disordered mixture of things: A collection of items that are mixed together in a disorganized way.
- A small, flat, ring-shaped cake or cookie: A type of sweet baked good, often associated with charity sales or fairs.
Verb:
- To mix things together in a disordered or confused way: To cause items to become untidy or disorganized.
- To be mixed together in a confused or disordered way: For things to become intermingled in a messy state.
Examples of Usage
Noun:
- The drawer was a jumble of socks, papers, and old photographs.
- She bought a jumble at the church bake sale.
Verb:
- Don't jumble all the clean and dirty clothes together.
- The events of that day jumbled together in her memory.
Advanced Usage
"to be in a jumble": to be in a state of confusion or disorder.
- My thoughts are in a complete jumble after that meeting.
"jumble sale": a sale of miscellaneous second-hand goods, typically for charity.
- We're collecting items for the school jumble sale.
Variants and Related Words
Jumbled (adj): Mixed up in a confused or disordered way.
- He gave a jumbled explanation that was hard to follow.
Jumbly (adj): Tending to be or appear jumbled (less common).
- The attic was dark and jumbly.
Synonyms
- Noun: clutter, mess, muddle, hodgepodge, mishmash.
- Verb: mix up, muddle, disarrange, scramble, shuffle.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Jumble up: To mix things together so they are untidy and disordered.
- The baby jumbled up all the puzzle pieces.
Related Idioms
- All of a jumble: In a state of total confusion or disorder.
- After the earthquake, everything in the kitchen was all of a jumble.
Noun
- a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas
- small flat ring-shaped cake or cookie
- a confused multitude of things
Verb
- bring into random order
- assemble without order or sense
- She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence
- be all mixed up or jumbled together
- His words jumbled