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jum⋅ble

  [juhm-buhl] verb, -bled, -bling, noun
Use jumbled in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to mix in a confused mass; put or throw together without order: You've jumbled up all the cards.
2. to confuse mentally; muddle.
–verb (used without object)
3. to be mixed together in a disorderly heap or mass.
4. to meet or come together confusedly.
–noun
5. a mixed or disordered heap or mass: a jumble of paper clips, rubber bands, and string.
6. a confused mixture; medley.
7. a state of confusion or disorder.
8. Also, jumbal. a small, round, flat cake or cookie with a hole in the middle.
Origin:
1520–30; perh. b. joll to bump (now dial.) and tumble

Related forms:
jum⋅ble⋅ment, noun
jumbler, noun
jum⋅bling⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
7. muddle, hodgepodge; farrago, gallimaufry; mess; chaos.

Antonyms:
1. separate. 7. order.
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jum·ble   (jŭm'bəl)   
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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