topsy-turvy
31topsy-turvy — adv., adj., & n. adv. & adj. 1 upside down. 2 in utter confusion. n. utter confusion. Derivatives: topsy turvily adv. topsy turviness n. Etymology: app. f. TOP(1) + obs. terve overturn …
32topsy-turvy — top•sy tur•vy [[t]ˈtɒp siˈtɜr vi[/t]] adv. adj. n. pl. vies 1) with the top where the bottom should be; upside down 2) in or into a state of confusion or disorder 3) turned upside down; inverted; reversed 4) confused or disorderly 5) inversion of …
33topsy-turvy — adv 1. upside down, wrong side up bottom side up, bottom up; head over heels. 2. in reverse, backwards, Sl. ass backwards, Sl. arsy varsy. 3. helter skelter, pell mell, hurry scurry, harum scarum; higgledy piggledy, hugger mugger. Inf. willy… …
34topsy-turvy — 1. adjective Backwards or upside down; disorderly; chaotic. 2. adverb Backwards or upside down; disorderly; chaotically. , Finnish: , , , , Scottish Gaelic: , Finnish …
35topsy turvy — Synonyms and related words: a rebours, against the grain, anarchic, arsy varsy, ass over elbows, ass backwards, back to front, backwards, balled up, bollixed up, bottom side up, bottom up, by contraries, capsized, chaotic, chiastic, cockeyed,… …
36topsy-turvy — Synonyms and related words: backwards, chaotic, confused, disordered, disorderly, disorganized, every which way, head over heels, higgledy piggledy, in a muddle, inverted, jumbled, messy, mixed up, muddled, reversed, untidy, upside down, vice… …
37topsy-turvy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. upside down; disorderly, in a mess. See disorder. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. confused, upside down, disordered, disarranged, disheveled, tangled, muddled, unhinged, out of gear, disorganized, pell… …
38topsy-turvy — top|sy tur|vy [ ,tapsi tɜrvi ] adjective INFORMAL 1. ) confused and in the wrong order 2. ) upside down …
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40topsy-turvy — adj. upside down; confused, disorderly, chaotic n. confused or chaotic state, disorderly condition …
