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   Sham·bles

   /ˈSHambəlz/

   

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   • 1. a state of total disorder: informal "my career was in a shambles" Similar complete messpigstypigpeninformal:disaster areatip
   • 2. a butcher's slaughterhouse (archaic except in place names): "the shambles where the animals were slaughtered"

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishSHAMBLES | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   noun. uk/ˈʃæmblz/us. be a shamblesinformal. Add to word listAdd to word list. to be very badly organized: The performance was a complete shambles. (Definition of shambles from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of shambles. in Chinese (Traditional) 混亂，淩亂，雜亂, 混亂（或淩亂、雜亂）之物… See more. in Chinese (Simplified)

3. www.betterwordsonline.com › dictionary › shamblesShambles - Definition, Meaning, Synonyms, Etymology

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   Shambles - A situation or place that is chaotic, disorganized, or in a state of complete disorder.

4. www.merriam-webster.com › wordplay › the-gruesome-history-of-the-word-shamblesThe Gruesome History of 'Shambles' | Merriam-Webster

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   Shambles is both an old word and a new one. It's old in that most of its senses had developed by the end of the 16th century; it's new in that the senses in which it's now commonly (and almost exclusively) used date only from the 1920s.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSHAMBLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   2 days ago · 1. to walk in a lazy or clumsy manner, barely lifting the feet; shuffle. noun.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySHAMBLE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   to walk slowly and awkwardly, without lifting your feet correctly: Sick patients shambled along the hospital corridors. He was a strange, shambling figure. Synonym. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Moving unsteadily or with difficulty. blunder. bumble. dodderer. doddery. halting. have two left feet idiom. hobble. inflexibly. limp.

7. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › shamblesSHAMBLES Synonyms: 107 Similar and Opposite Words - ...

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   Definition of shambles. 1. as in dump. a dirty or messy place this room is a shambles—clean it up right now! Synonyms & Similar Words. Relevance. dump. mess. hole. pigsty. hellhole. disarray. pigpen. sty. chaos. disorganization. disorder. confusion. hell. disarrangement. jumble.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › shambleShamble - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Definitions of shamble. verb. walk by dragging one's feet. synonyms: scuffle, shuffle. see more. noun. walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet. “from his shambling I assumed he was very old” synonyms: shambling, shuffle, shuffling. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Shamble."