sham·bles
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sham|bles — «SHAM buhlz», noun (plural) or singular. 1. a confusion; mess; general disorder: »to make a shambles of a clean room. He left his affairs in a complete shambles when he died. The voice radio was a shambles of several different operators speaking… … Useful english dictionary
bles — bles·bok; bles·mol; col·ly·wob·bles; gib·bles; hum·bles; im·meu·bles; meu·bles; num·bles; pee·bles·shire; ris·i·bles; sham·bles; um·bles; bles; bles·buck; pee·bles; … English syllables
sham — dar·sham; pe·ter·sham; sham; sham·ba; sham·ba·la; sham·bles; sham·bling·ly; sham·ing·ly; sham·ma·ite; sham·mar; sham·mash; sham·mer; sham·mock; sham·poo·er; sham·rock; shi·sham; sham·a·teur·ism; sham·bol·ic; sham·ble; sham·poo; sham·mas;… … English syllables
shambles — sham·bles … English syllables
shambles — sham|bles [ˈʃæmbəlz] n [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: shambles place where animals are killed for meat, scene of great killing or destruction (16 20 centuries), from shamble table from which meat is sold, meat market (14 19 centuries), from Old… … Dictionary of contemporary English
shambles — sham|bles [ ʃæmblz ] noun singular 1. ) something that is very badly organized and does not operate effectively: in a shambles: Government corruption has left the economy in a shambles. 2. ) an extremely messy place: His desk is a shambles … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
shambles — sham•bles [[t]ˈʃæm bəlz[/t]] n. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) 1) a slaughterhouse 2) any place of carnage 3) any scene of destruction 4) a place or condition of great disorder • Etymology: bef. 900; OE sc(e) amel stool, table < LL scamellum, L … From formal English to slang
shambles — [sham′bəlz] n. 〚ME schamel, bench, as for displaying meat for sale < OE scamol, bench or stool, akin to Ger schemel < early WGmc borrowing < L scamellum, dim. < scamnum, bench < IE base * skabh , * skambh , to prop up > Sans skámbhana , a… … Universalium
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