shambles

English

/ˈʃæmbl̩z/

noun
Definitions
  • work done in a poor fashion
  • a scene of great disorder or ruin
  • a great mess or clutter
  • a scene of bloodshed, carnage or devastation
  • a slaughterhouse
  • (archaic) a butcher's shop

Etymology

Inherited from Old English sċamul derived from Latin scamellum, scamnum (bench, breadth of a field, ridge).

Origin

Latin

scamnum

Gloss

bench, breadth of a field, ridge

Concept
Semantic Field

The house

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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