jumbler

jum·ble

[juhm-buhl] verb, jum·bled, jum·bling, noun
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, jum·bal. a small, round, flat cake or cookie with a hole in the middle.

Origin:
1520–30; perhaps blend of joll to bump (now dial.) and tumble

jum·ble·ment, noun
jum·bler, noun
jum·bling·ly, adverb
un·jum·bled, adjective


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


1. separate. 7. order.
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jumble (ˈdʒʌmbəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
1.  to mingle (objects, papers, etc) in a state of disorder
2.  (tr; usually passive) to remember in a confused form; muddle
 
n
3.  a disordered mass, state, etc
4.  (Brit) articles donated for a jumble sale
5.  Also called: jumbal a small thin cake, usually ring-shaped
 
[C16: of uncertain origin]
 
'jumbler
 
n
 
'jumbly
 
adj

jumble (ˈdʒʌmbəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
1.  to mingle (objects, papers, etc) in a state of disorder
2.  (tr; usually passive) to remember in a confused form; muddle
 
n
3.  a disordered mass, state, etc
4.  (Brit) articles donated for a jumble sale
5.  Also called: jumbal a small thin cake, usually ring-shaped
 
[C16: of uncertain origin]
 
'jumbler
 
n
 
'jumbly
 
adj

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jumble
1529, originally "to move confusedly," perhaps coined on model of stumble, tumble, etc. In 17c., it was yet another euphemism for "have sex with" (a sense first attested 1582). The noun meaning "a confused mixture" is from 1661.
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