2syllables
shambles
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Definitions ofshambles
1verb
- To walk while shuffling or dragging the feet.
Example: "I wasn't too impressed with the fellow, when he shambled in unenthusiastically and an hour late."
1noun
- Work done in a poor fashion
- A scene of great disorder or ruin
- A great mess or clutter
Example: "This website is a shambles."
- A scene of bloodshed, carnage or devastation
- A slaughterhouse
- A butcher's shop
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