shambles
11shambles — noun plural but singular or plural in construction Etymology: Middle English shameles, plural of schamel vendor s table, footstool, from Old English sceamol stool, from Latin scamillum, diminutive of scamnum stool, bench; perhaps akin to Sanskrit …
12shambles — 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 …
13shambles — UK [ˈʃæmb(ə)lz] / US noun [singular] 1) something that is very badly organized and that does not operate effectively in a shambles: Government corruption has left the economy in a shambles. 2) an extremely untidy place His desk is a shambles …
14Shambles — Orig. a footstool; then a table displaying wares for sale, most often meat; later, a street or passage of such tables, a meat market, e.g. the Shambles in York, whence our use of the word to indicate disorder. Shambles was known in 12c Latin as… …
15Shambles — If something is a shambles it is chaotic or a real mess. It s also a very old name for a slaughterhouse. So if you ever visit The Shambles in York, then the name does not refer to the somewhat shambolic nature of the buildings; it s a reference… …
16shambles — Used in the sense of a mess or muddle, the word has long been resisted by purists, notably Fowler, who cited this as a slipshod usage: The Colonial Secretary denied . . . that the conference on the future of Malta had been a shambles. Shambles …
17shambles — plural noun 1) we have to sort out this shambles Syn: chaos, mess, muddle, confusion, disorder, havoc, mare s nest, dog s breakfast 2) the room was a shambles Syn: mess, pigsty; informal disaster area …
18shambles — plural noun 1) we have to sort out this shambles Syn: chaos, muddle, jumble, confusion, disorder, havoc 2) the room was a shambles Syn: mess, pigsty; informal disaster area; …
19shambles — noun a) a scene of great disorder or ruin This website is a shambles. b) a great mess or clutter …
20shambles — Something incomprehensible or in severe disarray. {No idea why we do it, but sometimes a real word, with nothing new in its description or example, will be added to the pseudodictionary.) After that kegger on Friday night, my place was a shambles …
