jumball
jumball is the obsolete form of jumble.
Meaning of jumble
Noun (1)
jumble (countable and uncountable, plural jumbles)
- A mixture of often unrelated things.
- My thoughts were all in a jumble.
- Items for a rummage sale.
- Hire a stall at a fair or sell your wares at a car boot sale. Adjust your jumble's price to something very reasonable and attractive for people to buy. Your income will depend on the quality and quantity of the jumble […]2014, Ben Isacat, How to Do Animal Rights, page 110
- A rummage sale.
- "That's a nice coat," said Bella. "I used to have one like that. Got it at a jumble. But it didn't suit me. You look great in it."1982, Hunter Davies, Flossie Teacake's Fur Coat
Noun (2)
jumble (plural jumbles)
- A small, thin, sugared cake, usually ring-shaped.
Forms of jumball
| plural | jumballs |
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Questions about jumball
- What is jumball the obsolete form of?
- Jumball is the obsolete form of jumble.
Words near jumball in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: jumball (page history and authors); jumble (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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