jumble

jum·ble  (jmbl)

v. jum·bled, jum·bling, jum·bles

v.tr.

1. To mix in a confused way; throw together carelessly: jumble socks in a heap.

2. To muddle; confuse: The rapid-fire questioning jumbled the witness's thoughts.

v.intr.

To be mixed in a confused way: dividers to keep the files from jumbling.

n.

1. A confused or disordered mass: a jumble of paper scraps.

2. A disordered state; a muddle: receipts in a jumble.

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jumble

Noun

1. a disordered mass or state

2. articles donated for a jumble sale

Verb

[-bling, -bled]

to mix up [origin unknown]

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Jumble a confused mixture. See also hotchpotch, huddle.

Examples: jumble of atoms, 1706; of hills and rocks, 1882; of intentions, 1767; of disagreeable things, 1711; of words, 1757.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	jumble - a confused multitude of things clutter, fuddle, mare's nest, muddle, smother, welter disorderliness, disorder - a condition in which things are not in their expected places; "the files are in complete disorder" rummage - a jumble of things to be given away
	2.	jumble - small flat ring-shaped cake or cookie jumbal cake - baked goods made from or based on a mixture of flour, sugar, eggs, and fat
	3.	jumble - a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas patchwork, hodgepodge theory - a belief that can guide behavior; "the architect has a theory that more is less"; "they killed him on the theory that dead men tell no tales"
Verb	1.	jumble - be all mixed up or jumbled together; "His words jumbled" mingle be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
	2.	jumble - assemble without order or sense; "She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence" mix up, confuse confuse, confound - mistake one thing for another; "you are confusing me with the other candidate"; "I mistook her for the secretary" addle, muddle, puddle - mix up or confuse; "He muddled the issues" assemble, put together, tack together, set up, piece, tack - create by putting components or members together; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They set up a committee"
	3.	jumble - bring into random order throw together, scramble disarray, disorder - bring disorder to tumble - throw together in a confused mass; "They tumbled the teams with no apparent pattern"

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jumble

noun 1. muddle, mixture, mess, disorder, confusion, chaos, litter, clutter, disarray, medley, mélange (French) miscellany, mishmash, farrago, hotchpotch U.S. hodgepodge, gallimaufry, pig's breakfast (informal) disarrangement

verb 2. mix, mistake, confuse, disorder, shuffle, tangle, muddle, confound, entangle, ravel, disorganize, disarrange, dishevel

Translations

jumble [ˈdʒʌmbl] n → revoltijo

vt (also: jumble together) (also: jumble up) (= mix up); revolver: (= disarrange); mezclar

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jumble [ˈdʒʌmbl] n → fouillis m

vt (also: jumble up) (also: jumble together) → mélanger, brouiller

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jumble [ˈdʒʌmbl] n → Durcheinander nt;

(items for sale) → gebrauchte Sachen pl

vt (also: jumble up) → durcheinanderbringen

jumble sale

Jumble sale ist ein Wohltätigskeitsbasar, meist in einer Aula oder einem Gemeindehaus abgehalten, bei dem alle möglichen Gebrauchtwaren (vor allem Kleidung, Spielzeug, Bücher, Geschirr und Möbel) verkauft werden. Der Erlös fließt entweder einer Wohltätigkeitsorganisation zu oder wird für örtliche Zwecke verwendet, z. B. die Pfadfinder, die Grundschule, Reparatur der Kirche usw.

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jumble [ˈdʒʌmbl] n → miscuglio

vt (also: jumble up) (also: jumble together) → mischiare, mettere alla rinfusa