Heap+in+disorder

  • 101jumble — v. & n. v. 1 tr. (often foll. by up) confuse; mix up. 2 intr. move about in disorder. n. 1 a confused state or heap; a muddle. 2 Brit. articles collected for a jumble sale. Phrases and idioms: jumble sale Brit. a sale of miscellaneous usu. second …

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  • 102im|bro|glio — «ihm BROHL yoh», noun, plural glios. 1. a complicated or difficult situation: »Disturbing factors included the Suez imbroglio (Wall Street Journal). 2. a complicated misunderstanding or disagreement. 3. a confused heap: »I keep my prints, an… …

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  • 103lum|ber — lum|ber1 «LUHM buhr», noun, verb. –n. 1. timber that has been roughly cut into boards, planks, or beams and prepared for use: »Since 1920, the center of the lumber industry has been in the Pacific Northwest, with the South running a close second… …

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  • 104pro|mis´cu|ous|ness — pro|mis|cu|ous «pruh MIHS kyu uhs», adjective. 1. mixed and in disorder: »a promiscuous heap of clothing on a closet floor. SYNONYM(S): miscellaneous. 2. making no distinctions; not discriminating: »promiscuous friendships. 3. not confining one s …

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  • 105pro|mis´cu|ous|ly — pro|mis|cu|ous «pruh MIHS kyu uhs», adjective. 1. mixed and in disorder: »a promiscuous heap of clothing on a closet floor. SYNONYM(S): miscellaneous. 2. making no distinctions; not discriminating: »promiscuous friendships. 3. not confining one s …

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  • 106pro|mis|cu|ous — «pruh MIHS kyu uhs», adjective. 1. mixed and in disorder: »a promiscuous heap of clothing on a closet floor. SYNONYM(S): miscellaneous. 2. making no distinctions; not discriminating: »promiscuous friendships. 3. not confining one s sexual… …

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  • 107BIBLE — THE CANON, TEXT, AND EDITIONS canon general titles the canon the significance of the canon the process of canonization contents and titles of the books the tripartite canon …

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  • 108ETHICS — IN THE BIBLE There is no abstract, comprehensive concept in the Bible which parallels the modern concept of ethics. The term musar designates ethics in later Hebrew, but in the Bible it indicates merely the educational function fulfilled by the… …

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