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- Dictionaryshambles/ˈʃamblz/
plural
- 1. a state of total disorder: informal "my career was in a shambles" Similar
- 2. a butcher's slaughterhouse (archaic except in place names): "the shambles where the animals were slaughtered"
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SHAMBLES definition: 1. a state of confusion, bad organization, or untidiness, or something that is in this state: 2. a…. Learn more.
shambles: [noun, plural in form but singular or plural in construction] a meat market.
4 meanings: 1. a place of great disorder 2. a place where animals are brought to be slaughtered 3. any place of slaughter or.... Click for more definitions.
b. Great clutter or jumble; a total mess: made dinner and left the kitchen a shambles.
shambles: 1 n a condition of great disorder Type of: disorder , disorderliness a condition in which things are not in their expected places n a building where animals are butchered Synonyms: abattoir , butchery , slaughterhouse Type of: building , edifice a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
Shambles definition: a place of great disorder. See examples of SHAMBLES used in a sentence.
The noun 'shambles' originally referred to a place of slaughter, particularly a butcher's stall or market where animals were slaughtered for meat.Its etymology can be traced back to the Old English word 'sceamel,' meaning 'stool' or 'bench,' which later evolved into 'shamel' and eventually 'shambles.'Over time, 'shambles' took on a figurative meaning, describing a situation or place that is chaotic, disorganized, or in a state of complete disorder, much like the messy aftermath of a ...
Shambles definition: A slaughterhouse. Origin of Shambles From Middle English shamel, shambil place where meat is butchered and sold from Old English sceamol table, counter (as one on which items for sale are placed) from Latin scabillum, scamillum diminutive of scamnum bench, stool. From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition From Old English scamul.A borrowing from Vulgar Latin scamellum, diminutive of Latin scamnum (“bench" ).. From Wiktionary
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Definition of shambles noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
