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jumble
English
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /d??mb?l/
- Rhymes: -?mb?l
Etymology 1
From Middle English jumbelen, alteration of jumbren, jombren, a variant of jumpren, frequentative of jumpen (“to jump”), equal to jump +? -le. More at jumber, jump, jumper.
Verb
jumble (third-person singular simple present jumbles, present participle jumbling, simple past and past participle jumbled)
- (transitive) To mix or confuse.
- a. 1677, Isaac Barrow, Of Contentment (sermon)
- Why dost thou blend and jumble such inconsistencies together?
- Every clime and age jumbled together.
- a. 1677, Isaac Barrow, Of Contentment (sermon)
- (intransitive) To meet or unite in a confused way.
Derived terms
- jumble up
Translations
Noun
jumble (countable and uncountable, plural jumbles)
- A mixture of unrelated things.
- (uncountable, Britain) Items for a rummage sale.
- (countable, Britain, informal) A rummage sale.
- 1982, Hunter Davies, Flossie Teacake's Fur Coat
- "That's a nice coat," said Bella. "I used to have one like that. Got it at a jumble. But it didn't suit me. You look great in it."
- 1982, Hunter Davies, Flossie Teacake's Fur Coat
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:hodgepodge
Translations
See also
- jumble sale
Etymology 2
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Noun
jumble (plural jumbles)
- (archaic) A small, thin, sugared cake, usually ring-shaped.
Alternative forms
- jumbal
- jumball
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clump
English
Etymology
From Middle English clompe, from Old English clymppe, a variant of clympre (“a lump or mass of metal”), from Proto-Germanic *klumpô (“mass, lump, clump; clasp”), from Proto-Indo-European *glemb?- (“lump, clamp”).Alternatively, possibly from Middle Dutch clompe or Middle Low German klumpe (compare German Klumpen). Cognates include Danish klump (probably from Low German as well). Compare Norwegian Bokmål klump.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kl?mp/
- Rhymes: -?mp
Noun
clump (plural clumps)
- A cluster or lump; an unshaped piece or mass.
- A thick group or bunch, especially of bushes or hair.
- 1954, Lucian Hobart Ryland (translator), Adelaide of Brunswick (originally by Marquis de Sade)
- clump of trees
- 1954, Lucian Hobart Ryland (translator), Adelaide of Brunswick (originally by Marquis de Sade)
- A dull thud.
- The compressed clay of coal strata.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Brande & C to this entry?)
- A small group of trees or plants.
- (historical) A thick addition to the sole of a shoe.
Derived terms
- clumpy
Translations
- to be checked
Verb
clump (third-person singular simple present clumps, present participle clumping, simple past and past participle clumped)
- (transitive, intransitive) To form clusters or lumps.
- (transitive, intransitive) To gather in dense groups.
- (intransitive) To walk with heavy footfalls.
- (transitive, Britain, regional) To strike; to beat.
- 1912, Mrs. Coulson Kernahan, The Go-Between (page 79)
- There is his poor little cap hanging up on the door; and there on the table is the knife he chipped a piece out of through not minding the mark on the knife machine, and I clumped his head for him, poor lamb!
- 1912, Mrs. Coulson Kernahan, The Go-Between (page 79)
Derived terms
- clump up
Translations
References
Further reading
- Clump in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
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