Bevy vs Jumble - What's the difference?
bevy | jumble | Related terms |
A group of animals, in particular quail.
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A group of female humans. Used chiefly of schoolgirls.
to mix or confuse
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* Tennyson
to meet or unite in a confused way
A mixture of unrelated things.
(British) Items for a rummage sale.
(archaic) A small, thin, sugared cake, usually ring-shaped.
Bevy is a related term of jumble.
As nouns the difference between bevy and jumble
is that bevy is a group of animals, in particular quail while jumble is a mixture of unrelated things.As a verb jumble is
to mix or confuse.bevy
English
Noun
(bevies)Fantasy of navigation, passage=Like most human activities, ballooning has sponsored heroes and hucksters and a good deal in between. For every dedicated scientist patiently recording atmospheric pressure and wind speed while shivering at high altitudes, there is a carnival barker with a bevy of pretty girls willing to dangle from a basket or parachute down to earth.}}
jumble
English
Verb
(jumbl)- Why dost thou blend and jumble such inconsistencies together?
- Every clime and age jumbled together.