JUMBLES

Noun

jumbles

plural of jumble

Verb

jumbles

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jumble

Source: Wiktionary


JUMBLE

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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