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  • 91slipshod — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. negligent, slovenly, careless. See neglect, disorder. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. careless, slapdash, slap bang, sloppy, haphazard, shoddy, messy, slovenly, disheveled, bedraggled, unkempt. ANT …

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  • 92disheveled — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. rumpled, tousled, untidy, unkempt; see dirty 1 , disordered . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. in disarray, unkempt, sloppy, messy, slovenly, rumpled, wrinkled, bedraggled, *grubby, mussed, blowzy, uncombed. ANT.: neat …

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  • 93Disorder — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Absence, or want of Order, &c. < N PARAG:Disorder >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 disorder disorder Sgm: N 1 derangement derangement &c. 61 Sgm: N 1 irregularity irregularity Sgm: N 1 anomaly anomaly &c.(unconformity) 83 Sgm …

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  • 94clutter — clut|ter1 [ˈklʌtə US ər] v also clutter up [T] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: clot] 1.) to cover or fill a space or room with too many things, so that it looks very untidy ▪ Piles of books and papers cluttered his desk. be cluttered (up) with sth ▪… …

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  • 95dump — dump1 [dʌmp] v [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(put something somewhere)¦ 2¦(get rid of something)¦ 3¦(end relationship)¦ 4¦(sell goods)¦ 5¦(copy information)¦ Phrasal verbs  dump on somebody ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Perhaps from Dutch dompen to …

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  • 96hair — W1S1 [heə US her] n [: Old English; Origin: hAr] 1.) [U] the mass of things like fine threads that grows on your head ▪ She put on her lipstick and brushed her hair . ▪ I must get my hair cut it s getting very long. ▪ You ve had your hair done… …

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  • 97heap — heap1 [hi:p] n [: Old English;] 1.) a large untidy pile of things ▪ a rubbish heap heap of ▪ There was a heap of stones where the building used to be. in a heap ▪ The envelopes for posting lay in a heap on her desk. ▪ We piled the branches into… …

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  • 98jumble — jum|ble1 [ˈdʒʌmbəl] n 1.) [singular] a lot of different things mixed together in an untidy way, without any order jumble of ▪ a jumble of old toys ▪ Inside she was a jumble of emotions. 2.) [U] BrE things to be sold at a jumble sale American… …

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  • 99litter — lit|ter1 [ˈlıtə US ər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(waste)¦ 2¦(baby animals)¦ 3¦(for cat s toilet)¦ 4¦(forest)¦ 5 a litter of something 6¦(for animal s bed)¦ 7¦(bed)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: litiere, from lit bed ] …

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  • 100messy — mess|y S3 [ˈmesi] adj comparative messier superlative messiest 1.) dirty or untidy ▪ a messy room ▪ Sorry the place is so messy, I haven t had time to clear up. 2.) informal a messy situation is complicated and unpleasant to deal with ▪ He s just …

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