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Definition of Jumble
1. Verb. Be all mixed up or jumbled together. "His words jumbled"
2. Noun. A confused multitude of things.
Generic synonyms: Disorder, Disorderliness
Specialized synonyms: Rummage
Derivative terms: Clutter, Muddle
3. Verb. Assemble without order or sense. "She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence"
Related verbs: Confound, Confuse
Specialized synonyms: Addle, Muddle, Puddle
Generic synonyms: Assemble, Piece, Put Together, Set Up, Tack, Tack Together
Derivative terms: Confusion
4. Noun. Small flat ring-shaped cake or cookie.
5. Verb. Bring into random order. "The chef wants to jumble the eggs "
Generic synonyms: Disarray, Disorder
Specialized synonyms: Tumble
Derivative terms: Scramble, Scrambler
6. Noun. A theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas.
Definition of Jumble
1. v. t. To mix in a confused mass; to put or throw together without order; -- often followed by together or up.
2. v. i. To meet or unite in a confused way; to mix confusedly.
3. n. A confused mixture; a mass or collection without order; as, a jumble of words.
Definition of Jumble
1. Verb. To mix or confuse. ¹
2. Noun. A mixture of unrelated things. ¹
3. Noun. (British) Items for a rummage sale. ¹
4. Noun. (archaic) A small, thin, sugared cake, usually ring-shaped. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Jumble
1. to mix in a disordered manner [v -BLED, -BLING, -BLES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Jumble
Literary usage of Jumble
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1886)
"TALKING of queer things, here comes a queer jumble from a young fellow who says
he lives in Maine by the broad blue main; and'that there 's nothing like ..."
2. Sons and Lovers by David Herbert Lawrence (1922)
"At their feet the precipice where the limestone was quarried ai Below was a jumble
of hills and tiny villages — Mati Ambergate, Stoney Middleton. ..."
3. A History of English Prosody from the Twelfth Century to the Present Day by George Saintsbury (1906)
"CHAPTER III MISCELLANEOUS METRICAL POETRY BEFORE OR CONTEMPORARY WITH CHAUCER
GOWER Robert of Brunne—His metrical jumble—Lyric: MS. Harl. ..."
4. The Path to Rome by Hilaire Belloc (1902)
"... and the Reuss all begin, and it is here that the simple arrangement of the
Alps to the west turns into the confused jumble of the Alps to the east. ..."
5. The Gentle Art of Making Enemies: As Pleasingly Exemplified in Many by James McNeill Whistler (1904)
"Far from me to spoil a good story; but for the life of me I cannot see what any
sympathizing raconteur will regret in the destruction of this mere jumble of ..."
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