jum·ble (j m b l)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. [Origin unknown.] |
jumble
Noun
1. a disordered mass or state
2. articles donated for a jumble sale
Verb
[-bling, -bled]
to mix up [origin unknown]
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.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  jumble - a confused multitude of things 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 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 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" 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" confuse, confound - mistake one thing for another; "you are confusing me with the other candidate"; "I mistook her for the secretary" 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 tumble - throw together in a confused mass; "They tumbled the teams with no apparent pattern" |
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
Translations
jumble [ˈdʒʌmbl] n → Durcheinander nt;
(items for sale) → gebrauchte Sachen pl
vt (also: jumble up) → durcheinanderbringen
v jumble [ˈdʒambl]
(often withuportogether) to mix or throw together without order In this puzzle, the letters of all the words have been jumbled (up); His shoes and clothes were all jumbled (together) in the cupboard. meng, deurmekaar يَخْلُط разбърквам pomíchat; naházet bringe i uorden; rode sammen durcheinanderwürfeln ανακατεύω, μπερδεύω desordenar segi paiskama قاتی پاتی کردن sekoittaa mélanger, emmêler לְעַרבֵּב मिलाना zbrka, nered összekever mencampur rugla, hrúga saman mischiare ごちゃまぜにする 마구 뒤섞다, 뒤범벅이 되다 sumaišyti sajaukt; sasviest juku jukām berkecamuk dooreengooien rote sammen pomieszać misturar a amesteca перемешивать(ся) в беспорядке poprehadzovaný pomešati pobrkati blanda ihop ยุ่งเหยิง karıştırmak 使混亂,混雜 перемішувати(ся) بے ترتیب کرنا trộn lộn xộn 使混乱,混杂
n
1 a confused mixture He found an untidy jumble of things in the drawer. deurmekaar spul خَليط бъркотия směsice rodebunke; sammensurium der Wirrwarr σωρός, ανακατωσούρα revoltijo segadus تلمبار sekamelska fouillis ערבּוּבִיָה अव्यवस्था nered összevisszaság kumpulan campur aduk hrærigrautur, benda guazzabuglio ごちゃまぜ 뒤범벅 maišalynė, kratinys juceklis; nekārtība bercampur aduk warboel rot, sammensurium, virvar gmatwanina confusão amestec беспорядочная куча zmiešanina; zmätok, neporiadok zmešnjava zbrka virrvarr, röra ของที่กองกันจนยุ่งเหยิง karmakarışık yığın 雜亂 купа الٹ پلٹ mớ lộn xộn 杂乱
2 unwanted possessions suitable for a jumble sale Have you any jumble to spare? rommel أشْياء مُخْتَلِفَه للبيْع في سوق خَيريَّه ненужни вещи за благотворителност veteš skrammel durcheinanderwürfeln σαβούρα, άχρηστα αντικείμενα trastos, cosas viejas vanakraam خرت و پرت vanha krääsä bric-à-brac דְבָרִים מְשוּמָשִים לִמכִירַת צְדָקָה घालमेल, अस्तव्यस्तता roba za vašar lom tetek bengek skran, dót á skransölu (oggetti scartati) がらくた 싸구려 시장의 상품 atliekami daiktai nevajadzīgas mantas barang-barang lama rommel lopper zbędna odzież itp., graty coisas velhas хлам haraburdy stara šara odbačene stvari loppissak, lump สิ่งของที่ไม่ต้องการแล้ว fazlalık 舊雜貨義賣品 непотрібні речі; хлам فروخت کے لیے بیکار چیزیں hàng cũ 旧杂货义卖品
jumble sale
a sale of unwanted possessions, eg used clothing, usually to raise money for a charity etc. rommelverkoping سوق خَيْرِيَّه تُعْرَض فيها أشْياء مُخْتَلِفَه للبيْع евтин благотворителен базар bazar loppemarked der Wohltätigkeitsbasar φιλανθρωπική αγορά με μεταχειρισμένα αντικείμενα rastrillo benéfico täiturg حراج اشیاء متفرقه و مستعمل kirpputori vente de charité מְכִירַת עָרֵמָה שֶׁל דְבָרִים יְשָנִים गैर जरूरी चीजों की बिक्री vašar használt tárgyak vására penjualan amal, pasar murah skransala, sala beint úr heimahúsi vendita di beneficenza がらくた市 싸구려 판매, 염가 매출 labdaros parduotuvė/mugė labdarības tirdziņš jualan lambak liefdadigheidsbazaar loppemarked wenta dobroczynna, pchli targ quermesse дешёвая распродажа bazár dobrodelna prodaja rasprodaja odbačenih stvari loppmarknad การขายสิ่งของที่ไม่ต้องการแล้ว โดยปกติทำเพื่อหาเงินเข้าสมทบกองทุนหรือมูลนิธิเพื่อการกุศล hayır işleri satışı, kermes 舊雜貨義賣 розпродаж уживаних речей на благодійному базарі بے کار اشیا کی فروخت sự bán hàng cũ gây quỹ từ thiện 旧杂货义卖
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