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Ramshackle
verb
/ˈɹæmˌʃæk.əl/
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Word Frequency:
0.4
Definitions
1.
verb
To ransack.
2.
adjective
In disrepair or disorder; poorly maintained; lacking upkeep, usually of buildings or vehicles.
"He entered the ramshackle bus, and was driven a long distance through very sandy streets to the hotel on the St. Lawrence."
Synonyms
dilapidated
damaged
broken-down
bedraggled
unsound
tumble-down
battered
decrepit
broken
ramshackly
jackleg
shambolic
Rhymes With
cackle
tackle
tabernacle
crackle
jackal
shackle
hackle
grackle
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