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shambles::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | abattoir, butchery, slaughterhouse |
| Type of | building, edifice |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | disorder, disorderliness |
Examples of shambles
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There was no breakwater, the port was in shambles, but there was an inspiration.
From the courier-journal.com
No Aussie cattleman would tolerate or condone the shambles shown in the footage.
From the dailymercury.com.au
Their country may be in shambles, but even now the people are producing new art.
From the ocregister.com
Unless the program is in total shambles, firing for the sake of firing is silly.
From the freep.com
With their finances in shambles, many in the 60-plus crowd are looking for jobs.
From the online.wsj.com
Clinton is an organization Democrat where Democratic organization is a shambles.
From the time.com
Measured against the goals he set for himself, Carter's diplomacy is a shambles.
From the time.com
Even by these standards, however, this Government's energy policy is a shambles.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
Sydney's defence looked a shambles at the next corner and Nabbout made them pay.
From the smh.com.au
- A condition of great disorder
- Abattoir: a building where animals are butchered
- (shamble) shuffle: walk by dragging one's feet; "he shuffled out of the room"; "We heard his feet shuffling down the hall"
- (shamble) walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet; "from his shambling I assumed he was very old"
- The Shambles (official name Shambles) is an old street in York, England, with overhanging timber-framed buildings, some dating back as far as the fourteenth century. ...
- The Shambles is an American power pop and rock group from San Diego, California.
- The Shambles is an Australian television sketch comedy program shown on the community television station Channel 31 in Melbourne. It is written by and stars Sean Lynch, Nathan Valvo and Anthony Ziella, known on the show as Lynchy, Valvo and Sos respectively.
- A scene of great disorder or ruin; a great mess or clutter; a scene of bloodshed, carnage or devastation; a slaughterhouse; a butcher's shop
- (Shamble) a format, similar to a scramble, where every player hits from the tee, the best tee-shot is selected, and each player holes-out from the selected tee-shot.
