Meaning of JUMBLE
| Pronunciation: | | 'jumbul
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- [n] a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas
- [n] small flat ring-shaped cake or cookie
- [n] a confused multitude of things
- [v] assemble without order or sense; "She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence"
- [v] bring into random order
- [v] be all mixed up or jumbled together; "His words jumbled"
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| | Synonyms: | | clutter, confuse, hodgepodge, jumbal, mare's nest, mingle, mix up, muddle, patchwork, scramble, smother, throw together, welter |
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| | See Also: | | addle, assemble, be, cake, disarray, disorder, disorder, disorderliness, muddle, piece, puddle, put together, rummage, set up, tack, tack together, theory, tumble | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Jum"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jumbled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Jumbling}.] [Prob. fr. jump, i. e., to make to jump, or
shake.]
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.
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.
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