Shambles

verb

/ˈʃæmbl̩z/

Word Frequency: 0.6

Definitions

1.verbTo walk while shuffling or dragging the feet.

"I wasn't too impressed with the fellow, when he shambled in unenthusiastically and an hour late."

2.nounWork done in a poor fashion

3.nounA scene of great disorder or ruin

4.nounA great mess or clutter

"This website is a shambles."

5.nounA scene of bloodshed, carnage or devastation

6.nounA slaughterhouse

7.nounA butcher's shop

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