Shambles (Noun)

Meaning ¹

A condition of great disorder.

Classification

Nouns denoting natural processes.

Hypernyms

• Disorder

Meaning ²

A building where animals are butchered.

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Examples

• The old slaughterhouse had been left in a shambles after years of abandonment and neglect.
• The shambles where the local butcher once worked was now a relic of a bygone era.
• After the fire, the shambles was nothing more than a charred and smoldering ruin.
• The medieval town still had a functioning shambles, where the local butchers would slaughter and sell their meat.
• The health inspectors were appalled by the state of the shambles, citing numerous violations and hazards.

Synonyms

• Abattoir
• Slaughterhouse
• Butchery

Hypernyms

• Edifice
• Building