What does shambles mean?
Definitions for shambles
sham·bles
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word shambles.
Princeton's WordNet
shamblesnoun
a condition of great disorder
abattoir, butchery, shambles, slaughterhousenoun
a building where animals are butchered
Wiktionary
shamblesnoun
a scene of great disorder or ruin
shamblesnoun
a great mess or clutter
This website is a shambles.
shamblesnoun
a scene of bloodshed, carnage or devastation
shamblesnoun
a slaughterhouse
shamblesnoun
a butcher's shop
Etymology: From scamul. A borrowing from scamellum, diminutive of scamnum.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Shamblesnoun
Etymology: Of uncertain etymology. Scannaglia, Ital.
Far be the thoughts of this from Henry’s heart,
To make a shambles of the parliament-house. William Shakespeare, H. VI.I hope my noble lord esteems me honest.
—— Oh, ay, as summer-flies are in the shambles,
That quicken ev’n with blowing. William Shakespeare, Othello.He warned a flock of sheep, that were driving to the shambles, of their danger; and, upon uttering some sounds, they all fled. Arbuthnot.
When the person is made the jest of the mob, or his back the shambles of the executioner, there is no more conviction in the one than in the other. Isaac Watts.
Wikipedia
Shambles
Shambles is an obsolete term for an open-air slaughterhouse and meat market.
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shambles
A state of total disorder, chaos or confusion. Typically used to refer to a situation, place, or event that is extremely disorganized or chaotic, often due to mismanagement or neglect.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Shambles
sham′blz, n.pl. stalls on which butchers exposed their meat for sale, hence a flesh-market: a slaughter-house. [A.S. scamel (Ger. schämel), a stool—Low L. scamellum, for L. scabellum, dim. of scamnum, a bench.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of shambles in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of shambles in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of shambles in a Sentence
Whether they can survive is going to depend on platinum prices and on whether they can fix themselves for a new reality of lower margins, they have to hold discussions with the government and with the unions to try to save what was a national treasure which is now a shambles.
While the new mask guidance is encouraging, the CDC and my Far Radical Left colleagues only chose to do this to distract from the consequences of catastrophic policy decisions that have been heard around the world, inflation is rising, the Middle East is in shambles, the working class can’t fill up their gas tanks, our border is being overrun and the Biden Administration’s leadership is nowhere to be found.
Some say it's in shambles.
They needed some time because their rules are shambles, they are not transparent, they are unclear, they are internally inconsistent.
The government is willing to work with government firms, but co-operation with private companies is a shambles.
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- heilloses DurcheinanderGerman
- σφαγείοGreek
- mataderoSpanish
- پراکندهPersian
- capharnaüm, bordel, fouillisFrench
- cosair chróIrish
- खंडहरHindi
- romhalmaz, összevisszaság, mészárszék, rendetlenség, zűrzavar, vágóhíd, pusztulásHungarian
- בָּלָגָןHebrew
- ಕುಗ್ಗುತ್ತದೆKannada
- 도살장Korean
- разруха, барда́к, руина, пу́таница, каварда́к, неразбериха, скотобо́йня, беспорядок, бойняRussian
- röraSwedish
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