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| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | jumble, throw together |
| Type of | disarray, disorder |
| Has types | tumble |
| Derivation | scrambler |
Examples of scramble
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The garbagemen are slowed to a slog and must scramble over chest-high snowbanks.
From the timesunion.com
If the United Nations did not exist, there would be a mad scramble to invent it.
From the post-gazette.com
One more big hit, and the Clozels will never have to scramble for funding again.
From the businessweek.com
As a variation, scramble the eggs with piquillo peppers and top with an anchovy.
From the latimes.com
Even mainstream political parties scramble to prove their religious credentials.
From the guardian.co.uk
I quite happily leave to you to scramble through the relevant National Archives.
From the economist.com
I'm so rushed in the morning, that I just don't have time to even scramble eggs.
From the independent.co.uk
Financiers are sometimes skimping on due diligence in the scramble to win deals.
From the economist.com
Harpenden could not clear and after a scramble Sam Dove stepped in to fire home.
From the borehamwoodtimes.co.uk
- An unceremonious and disorganized struggle
- To move hurriedly; "The friend scrambled after them"
- Clamber: climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
- Scamper: rushing about hastily in an undignified way
- Bring into random order
- Beat: stir vigorously; "beat the egg whites"; "beat the cream"
- Scramble (Lionel Jeffries), also known as Scramble the Mixed-Up Man, was a Marvel Comics supervillain and Canadian mutant. Specifically, he was an enemy of Alpha Flight, but for a brief time he was alternately their ally. His first appearance was Alpha Flight #30 (February 1986).
- Scramble is a 1970 British drama film directed by David Eady and starring Ian Ramsey, Robin Askwith, Lucinda Barnes and Stephen Mallett.
- Golf is a precision club-and-ball sport, in which competing players (golfers), using many types of clubs, attempt to hit balls into each hole on a golf course while employing the fewest number of strokes. Golf is one of the few ball games that does not require a standardized playing area. ...
