Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To mix in a confused way; throw together carelessly.
- intransitive verb To muddle; confuse.
- intransitive verb To be mixed in a confused way.
- noun A confused or disordered mass.
- noun A disordered state; a muddle.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A confused mixture, mass, or collection; a state of disorder or confusion.
- noun A thin crisp cake, composed of flour, sugar, butter, and eggs, flavored with lemon-peel or sweet almonds.
- To mix in a confused mass; put or throw together without order: often followed by together or up.
- To stir up; arouse.
- To meet or come together confusedly or promiscuously; be mixed up.
- To act or work confusedly; stumble along; flounder.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A confused mixture; a mass or collection without order.
- noun A small, thin, sugared cake, usually ring-shaped.
- transitive verb To mix in a confused mass; to put or throw together without order; -- often followed by together or up.
- intransitive verb To meet or unite in a confused way; to mix confusedly.
from , Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To
mix orconfuse . - noun A
mixture ofunrelated things. - noun UK Items for a
rummage sale . - noun archaic A small, thin, sugared cake, usually ring-shaped.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb assemble without order or sense
- noun a confused multitude of things
- noun a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas
- verb be all mixed up or jumbled together
- verb bring into random order
- noun small flat ring-shaped cake or cookie
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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