English noun: jumble | |||
| 1. | jumble (state) a confused multitude of things | ||
| Synonyms | clutter, fuddle, mare's nest, muddle, smother, welter | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disorder, disorderliness | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | rummage | ||
| 2. | jumble (food) small flat ring-shaped cake or cookie | ||
| Synonyms | jumbal | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cake | ||
| 3. | jumble (cognition) a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas | ||
| Synonyms | hodgepodge, patchwork | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | theory | ||
English verb: jumble | |||
| 1. | jumble (stative) be all mixed up or jumbled together | ||
| Samples | His words jumbled. | ||
| Synonyms | mingle | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
| 2. | jumble (creation) assemble without order or sense | ||
| Samples | She jumbles the words when she is supposed to write a sentence. | ||
| Synonyms | confuse, mix up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | assemble, piece, put together, set up, tack, tack together | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | addle, muddle, puddle | ||
| Verb group | confound, confuse | ||
| 3. | jumble (contact) bring into random order | ||
| Synonyms | scramble, throw together | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disarray, disorder | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | tumble | ||