shambles in English dictionary

  • shambles

    Meanings and definitions of "shambles"

    • (archaic) a butcher's shop
    • Third-person singular simple present indicative form of shamble.
    • noun
      work done in a poor fashion
    • noun
      a scene of great disorder or ruin
    • noun
      a great mess or clutter
    • noun
      a scene of bloodshed, carnage or devastation
    • noun
      a slaughterhouse
    • noun
      (archaic)
      a butcher's shop
    • verb
      third-person singular simple present indicative form of shamble
    • A place where animals are butchered for food.
    • noun
      a building where animals are butchered
    • noun
      a condition of great disorder

    Synonyms of "shambles" in English dictionary

    slaughterhouse, disorderliness, building are the top synonyms of "shambles" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of shambles

    • shambles ( uncountable)
    • shambles (uncountable)
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