confused+mixture

  • 21jumble — [c]/ˈdʒʌmbəl / (say jumbuhl) verb (jumbled, jumbling) –verb (t) 1. to mix in a confused mass; put or throw together without order. 2. to muddle or confuse mentally. –verb (i) 3. to meet or come together confusedly; be mixed up. –noun 4. a… …

  • 22confusion — [kən fyo͞o′zhən] n. [ME & OFr < L confusio] a confusing or being confused; specif., a) state of disorder b) bewilderment; distraction c) embarrassment d) failure to distinguish between things covered with confusion greatly embarrassed con …

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  • 23farrago — [fə rā′gō, fərä′gō] n. pl. farragoes [L, mixed fodder for cattle, mixture, medley < far: see FARINA] a confused mixture; jumble; hodgepodge farraginous [fəraj′ə nəs] adj …

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  • 24jumble — jumble1 [jum′bəl] n. [< ? OFr jumel, gemel (Fr jumeau), twin: see] a kind of thin, sugared cookie shaped like a ring: also sp. jumbal jumble2 [jum′bəl] vt. jumbled, jumbling [? blend of JUMP + TUMBLE] …

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  • 25Babel — Ba bel, n. [Heb. B[=a]bel, the name of the capital of Babylonia; in Genesis associated with the idea of confusion. ] 1. The city and tower in the land of Shinar, where the confusion of languages took place. [1913 Webster] Therefore is the name of …

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  • 26jumbal — Jumble Jum ble, n. 1. A confused mixture; a mass or collection without order; as, a jumble of words. [1913 Webster] 2. A small, thin, sugared cake, usually ring shaped. [Also spelled {jumbal}.] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 27Jumble — Jum ble, n. 1. A confused mixture; a mass or collection without order; as, a jumble of words. [1913 Webster] 2. A small, thin, sugared cake, usually ring shaped. [Also spelled {jumbal}.] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 28Jumblement — Jum ble*ment, n. Confused mixture. [Low] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 29motley collection — mot ley col*lec tion, n. A collection of objects of various kinds; a hodgepodge; a medley; a confused mixture; an omnium gatherum. [PJC] …

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  • 30Omnium-gatherum — Om ni*um gath er*um, n. [A macaronic compound of L. omnium, gen. pl. of omnis all, and E. gather.] A miscellaneous collection of things or persons; a confused mixture; a medley; a hodgepodge. [Colloq. & Humorous] Selden. Syn: hotchpotch, odds and …

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