jumble up (together)

  • 1Jumble — Jum ble, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jumbled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jumbling}.] [Prob. fr. jump, i. e., to make to jump, or shake.] To mix in a confused mass; to put or throw together without order; often followed by together or up. [1913 Webster] Why dost… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2jumble — [[t]ʤʌ̱mb(ə)l[/t]] jumbles, jumbling, jumbled 1) N COUNT: usu sing, usu N of n A jumble of things is a lot of different things that are all mixed together in a disorganized or confused way. The shoreline was made up of a jumble of huge boulders …

    English dictionary

  • 3jumble — jum|ble1 [ˈdʒʌmbəl] n 1.) [singular] a lot of different things mixed together in an untidy way, without any order jumble of ▪ a jumble of old toys ▪ Inside she was a jumble of emotions. 2.) [U] BrE things to be sold at a jumble sale American… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 4jumble — I UK [ˈdʒʌmb(ə)l] / US noun 1) [uncountable] British old clothes and other things that you no longer want, sold to raise money. The American word is rummage. 2) [singular] a collection of different things mixed together a delightful jumble of… …

    English dictionary

  • 5jumble — jum|ble1 [ dʒʌmbl ] noun 1. ) singular a collection of different things mixed together: a delightful jumble of pretty painted houses 2. ) uncount BRITISH RUMMAGE jumble jum|ble 2 [ dʒʌmbl ] verb intransitive or transitive jumble or jumble up to… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 6jumble — 1 noun 1 (singular) an untidy mixture of things (+ of): a jumble of thoughts and feelings 2 (U) BrE things to be sold at a jumble sale; rummage 2 (2) AmE 2 also jumble up verb (transitive often passive) to mix things together so that they are not …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 7jumble — [ˈdʒʌmb(ə)l] noun I 1) [singular] a collection of different things that are mixed together a delightful jumble of pretty painted houses[/ex] 2) [U] British old things that are sold to raise money II verb [T] jumble [ˈdʒʌmb(ə)l]; ˌjumble sth ˈup… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 8jumble — jumblement, n. jumbler, n. jumblingly, adv. /jum beuhl/, v., jumbled, jumbling, n. v.t. 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. v.i. 3. to be mixed… …

    Universalium

  • 9jumble — Synonyms and related words: Aesopian language, Babel, Boston cream pie, Greek, admix, all sorts, alloy, amalgamate, angel cake, angel food cake, argot, arsy varsiness, assemblage, assortment, babble, baked Alaska, ball up, befuddlement, bemingle …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 10jumble — jum•ble [[t]ˈdʒʌm bəl[/t]] v. bled, bling, n. 1) to mix in a confused mass; put or throw together without order 2) to confuse mentally; muddle 3) to be mixed together in a disorderly heap or mass 4) to meet or come together confusedly 5) a mixed… …

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