jumble
/ˈdʒʌmbəl/
noun
- An untidy and confused mixture of things.
- The archaeologist found a jumble of bones and pottery shards at the site.
- Her thoughts were a jumble of excitement and fear before the big exam.
- The drawer was a jumble of old keys, receipts, and paper clips.
- A type of thin, crisp, ring-shaped cookie or cake.
- He dunked his jumble into a glass of cold milk.
- My grandmother used to bake jumbles for us every Christmas.
- The bakery sells old-fashioned jumbles dusted with cinnamon sugar.
verb
- To mix things together in a confused or untidy way.
- The strong wind jumbled the pages of my notebook.
- The toddler jumbled all the puzzle pieces into one big pile.
- Please don't jumble the clean laundry with the dirty clothes.
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