Shambles
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noun plural.
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noun plural.
A scene or condition of complete disorder or ruin.
noun plural.
Great clutter or jumble; a total mess.
noun plural.
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noun plural.
A place or scene of bloodshed or carnage.
noun plural.
A scene or condition of great devastation.
noun plural.
A slaughterhouse.
noun plural.
A meat market or butcher shop.
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noun.
a
scene
of great
disorder
or
ruin
noun.
a great
mess
or
clutter
noun.
a
scene
of
bloodshed
,
carnage
or
devastation
noun.
a
slaughterhouse
noun.
a
butcher
's
shop
verb.
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
shamble
.
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noun.
a condition of great disorder
noun.
a building where animals are butchered
Word Usage
"In the defense of droopy faced Christine, her life is in shambles from the start."
Form
shambolic
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
building
disorder
disorderliness
edifice
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
ambles
brambles
gambles
scrambles
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
Augean stables
Belsen
DMZ
abattoir
aceldama
verb-stem
shamble