patchwork, hodgepodge, jumble
(noun) a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas
jumble, jumbal
(noun) small flat ring-shaped cake or cookie
clutter, jumble, muddle, fuddle, mare's nest, welter, smother
(noun) a confused multitude of things
scramble, jumble, throw together
(verb) bring into random order
jumble, confuse, mix up
(verb) assemble without order or sense; “She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence”
jumble, mingle
(verb) be all mixed up or jumbled together; “His words jumbled”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
jumble (third-person singular simple present jumbles, present participle jumbling, simple past and past participle jumbled)
(transitive) To mix or confuse.
(intransitive) To meet or unite in a confused way.
jumble (countable and uncountable, plural jumbles)
A mixture of unrelated things.
(uncountable, British) Items for a rummage sale.
(countable, British, informal) A rummage sale.
• See also hodgepodge
jumble (plural jumbles)
(archaic) A small, thin, sugared cake, usually ring-shaped.
Source: Wiktionary
Jum"ble, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Jumbled; p. pr. & vb. n. Jumbling.] Etym: [Prob. fr. jump, i. e., to make to jump, or shake.]
Definition: To mix in a confused mass; to put or throw together without order; -- often followed by together or up. Why dost thou blend and jumble such inconsistencies together Burton. Every clime and age Jumbled together. Tennyson.
Jum"ble, v. i.
Definition: To meet or unite in a confused way; to mix confusedly. Swift.
Jum"ble, n.
1. A confused mixture; a mass or collection without order; as, a jumble of words.
2. A small, thin, sugared cake, usually ring-shaped.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 April 2024
(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
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