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.
  4. Noun.  a slaughterhouse.
  5. Noun.  (archaic) a butcher's shop.
  6. Verb.  (third-person singular of, shamble) .

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