jun|gle

jun|gle
jun|gle «JUHNG guhl», noun, adjective.
–n.
1. wild land thickly overgrown with bushes, vines, and trees. Jungles are hot and humid regions with many kinds of plants and wild animals.
2. Figurative. a tangled mass: »

What a world-wide jungle of redtape (Thomas Carlyle).

3. Figurative. a place or situation in which it is difficult to survive because of intense competition, violence, or opposition: »

grew up in the jungle of Manhattan's Lower East Side (Time).

4. U.S. Slang. a camp for tramps.
5. = jungle music.
–adj.
of or like the jungle; savage; untamed: »

jungle calls, jungle towns;Figurative. the jungle life of a city slum.

╂[< Hindustani jangal < Sanskrit jangala desert; thicket, forest]
–jun´gle|like´, adjective.

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  • jun — ar·jun; gur·jun; in·jun; jun·ca·ceae; jun·cag·i·na·ce·ae; jun·co; jun·coi·des; jun·cus; jun·ger·man·nia; jun·ger·man·ni·a·ce·ae; jun·ger·man·ni·a·les; jun·gled; jun·gly; jun·ior·ate; jun·ker·dom; jun·ker·ism; jun·ke·teer; jun·ta; jun·to;… …   English syllables

  • jungle — jun·gle …   English syllables

  • Junglestil — Jun|gle|stil auch: Jung|le|stil 〈[dʒʌ̣ŋgl ] m. 1; unz.; Mus.〉 Spielart von Blasinstrumenten im Jazz, bei der durch Verwendung von Dämpfern u. Ä. Töne entstehen, die Urwaldgeräuschen ähneln; oV Junglestyle [<engl. jungle „Dschung …   Universal-Lexikon

  • jungle — jun•gle [[t]ˈdʒʌŋ gəl[/t]] n. 1) ecl wild land overgrown with dense vegetation, often nearly impenetrable, esp. tropical vegetation 2) a tract of such land 3) any confused mass or agglomeration of objects; jumble 4) something that baffles or… …   From formal English to slang

  • Jungle — Jun|gle auch: Jung|le 〈[ dʒʌ̣ŋl] m.; od. s; unz.; Mus.〉 eine Stilrichtung des Technos mit Rap u. Reggaeelementen [engl., „Dschungel“] * * * Jungle   [ dʒʌȖgl; englisch »Dschungel«], Anfang der 1990er Jahre im ethnischen Underground Londons… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Junglestyle — Jun|gle|style auch: Jung|le|style 〈[dʒʌ̣nglstaıl] m. 6; unz.; Mus.〉 = Junglestil * * * Junglestyle   [englisch, dʒʌȖglstaɪl; wörtlich »Dschungel Stil«], bezeichnet eine charakteristische, impressionistisch anmutende Klangfarbe des Orchesters Duke …   Universal-Lexikon

  • jungle fever — jun·gle fever jəŋ gəl n a severe form of malaria or yellow fever compare JUNGLE YELLOW FEVER …   Medical dictionary

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