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Plural of shambles

irregular plural

The plural of shambles is shambles, the same as the singular.

Forms of shambles

Singularshambles /ˈʃæmbəlz/
Pluralshambles /ˈʃæmbəlz/
Countablecountable and uncountable

Meaning of shambles

  1. noun A scene of great disorder or ruin.
  2. noun A great mess or clutter.
  3. noun A scene of bloodshed, carnage or devastation.

Full definition of shambles

Plural the same as the singular

Questions about the plural of shambles

What is the plural of shambles?
The plural of shambles is shambles, the same as the singular.
Is shambles countable?
Shambles is a countable and uncountable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: shambles (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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