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shuffle - To move similar things from one position or place to another.

Before he did the card trick, the magician shuffled the cards.

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garble - To distort a message so that it is unclear or confusing

When the astronauts landed on Mars, static garbled their voices so none of the billions of people on earth watching on TV could understand what they were saying.

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rabble - A disorderly crowd; a mob

Armed with torches and pitchforks, the angry rabble marched towards the mayor's house.

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scribble - Write or draw (something) carelessly or hurriedly

At the daycare center, Cameron used a black crayon to scribble on the walls.

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smithereens - Small pieces

When he dropped the plate onto the floor, it shattered into smithereens.

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muss - To make someone's hair or clothes untidy or messy

Jeremiah would playfully muss his daughter's hair when he wanted to get her attention.

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shambles - A state of total disorder

After the mild earthquake, Steve's room was in shambles, making it very difficult for him to find the things he needed right away.

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muddle - Bring into a disordered or confusing state

Reggie felt so tired after only 2 hours of sleep, that he tried his best to muddle through his tasks until he could leave work at 5pm.

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mishmash - A confused mixture

The meal containing gummy bears and onion rings was an unappetizing mishmash that nobody would eat.

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gobbledygook - Language that is meaningless or is made unintelligible by excessive use of abstruse technical terms; nonsense

For tourists who don't speak the native language, it can seem like a bunch of gobbledygook.

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jumble - An untidy collection or group of things.

When Dorothy visited her son's apartment to surprise him, she was shocked by the mess! Everything was scattered about in such a jumble, that it looked as if a tornado had swept through.

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tangle - To twist together into a confused mass

The cords to Miguel's devices were so tangled that they couldn't be separated.