confused+mixture

  • 61babel — /ˈbeɪbəl / (say baybuhl) noun 1. a confused mixture of sounds. 2. a scene of noise and confusion. {from Babel} …

  • 62farrago — /fəˈragoʊ/ (say fuh rahgoh) noun (plural farragoes) a confused mixture; a hotchpotch; a medley: a farrago of doubts; a farrago of fears; a farrago of hopes; a farrago of nonsense. {Latin: mixed fodder, medley} …

  • 63farrago — ► NOUN (pl. farragos or US farragoes) ▪ a confused mixture. ORIGIN Latin, mixed fodder , from far corn …

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  • 64hotchpotch — (N. Amer. hodgepodge) ► NOUN ▪ a confused mixture. ORIGIN Old French hochepot, from hocher to shake + pot pot …

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  • 65mishmash — ► NOUN ▪ a confused mixture. ORIGIN reduplication of MASH(Cf. ↑mash) …

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  • 66hotchpotch — n. (also (esp. in sense 3) hotchpot) 1 a confused mixture, a jumble. 2 a dish of many mixed ingredients, esp. a mutton broth or stew with vegetables. 3 Law the reunion and blending of properties for the purpose of securing equal division (esp. of …

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  • 67mishmash — n. a confused mixture. Etymology: ME, reduplication of MASH …

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  • 68Pi. — piaster. Also, pi. * * * pi1 «py», noun, plural pis. 1. the ratio of the circumference of any circle to its diameter, usually written as π and equal to 3.14159+. 2. the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet, equivalent to English P, p. ╂[(definition… …

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  • 69P.I. — 1. Philippine Islands. 2. Also, p.i. private investigator. * * * pi1 «py», noun, plural pis. 1. the ratio of the circumference of any circle to its diameter, usually written as π and equal to 3.14159+. 2. the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet,… …

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  • 70far|ra|go — «fuh RAY goh, RAH », noun, plural goes. a confused mixture; hodgepodge; jumble: »a confounded farrago of doubts, fears, hopes, wishes (Richard Brinsley Sheridan). ╂[< Latin farrāgō medley; (originally) mixed fodder < far, farris grits,… …

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