JUMBLE

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


Etymology 1

Verb

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.

Noun

jumble (countable and uncountable, plural jumbles)

A mixture of unrelated things.

(uncountable, British) Items for a rummage sale.

(countable, British, informal) A rummage sale.

Synonyms

• See also hodgepodge

Etymology 2

Noun

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



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