disorderly+mixture

  • 71pell-mell —    (pehl mehl) [French, from pêle mêle] In reckless haste; in a confused and disorderly manner; higgledy piggledy. A confused or jumbled crowd or mixture.    Largely overlooked amid the pell mell advances and publicity about them are fundamental… …

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  • 72pell-mell — adjective & adverb in a confused, rushed, or disorderly way. noun a confused mixture; disorder. Origin C16: from Fr. pêle mêle, from earlier pesle mesle, mesle pesle, reduplication from mesler to mix …

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  • 73scramble — verb 1》 move or make one s way quickly and awkwardly, typically by using one s hands as well as one s feet.     ↘informal act in a hurried, disorderly, or undignified manner: firms scrambled to win public sector contracts. 2》 (with reference to… …

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  • 74jumble — jum•ble [[t]ˈdʒʌm bəl[/t]] v. bled, bling, n. 1) to mix in a confused mass; put or throw together without order 2) to confuse mentally; muddle 3) to be mixed together in a disorderly heap or mass 4) to meet or come together confusedly 5) a mixed… …

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  • 75mish-mash — AND mish mosh [“mij maej AND “mijmaj] n. a mixture; a disorderly conglomeration. □ What a mish mash of colors and designs! □ There’s no theme or focus. It’s just a mish mash …

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  • 76scramble — ► VERB 1) move or make one s way quickly and awkwardly, typically by using one s hands as well as one s feet. 2) make or become jumbled or muddled. 3) make (a broadcast transmission or telephone conversation) unintelligible unless received by an… …

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  • 77jumble — 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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  • 78pud|dle — «PUHD uhl», noun, verb, dled, dling. –n. 1. a small pool of water, especially dirty water: »a puddle of rain water. 2. Figurative: »a puddle of ink. 3. wet clay and sand stirred into a paste, used as a watertight lining for embankments, canals,… …

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  • 79ARAB WORLD, 1945–2006 — The Arab world is divided into four subregions: the Maghreb (morocco , tunisia , algeria , libya , Mauritania), the Nile Valley (egypt and Sudan), the Fertile Crescent (syria , lebanon , iraq , jordan , and the palestinian authority ), and the… …

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