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单词 crazy quilt
释义

crazy quilt

1 of 2

noun

1
: a patchwork quilt without a design
2
: jumble, hodgepodge
a crazy quilt of regulations

crazy-quilt

2 of 2

adjective

cra·​zy-quilt ˈkrā-zē-ˈkwilt How to pronounce crazy-quilt (audio)
: resembling a crazy quilt : haphazard
a crazy-quilt system

Synonyms

Noun

  • agglomerate
  • agglomeration
  • alphabet soup
  • assortment
  • botch
  • clutter
  • collage
  • farrago
  • gallimaufry
  • grab bag
  • gumbo
  • hash
  • hodgepodge
  • hotchpotch
  • jambalaya
  • jumble
  • jungle
  • litter
  • macédoine
  • medley
  • mélange
  • menagerie
  • miscellanea
  • miscellany
  • mishmash
  • mixed bag
  • montage
  • motley
  • muddle
  • olio
  • olla podrida
  • omnium-gatherum
  • pastiche
  • patchwork
  • patchwork quilt
  • potpourri
  • ragbag
  • ragout
  • rummage
  • salad
  • salmagundi
  • scramble
  • shuffle
  • smorgasbord
  • stew
  • tumble
  • variety
  • welter
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Example Sentences

Noun a crazy quilt of streets an environmental issue that brought together a crazy quilt of people from all points on the political spectrum
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Fittingly, the barn holds one of the most interesting blocks on the trail, a crazy quilt in honor of Margo’s great-great grandmother, a quilter. Michelle Matthews | Mmatthews@al.com, al, 13 July 2022 Such data don’t include people who didn’t have access to health care, didn’t seek it, or gave up, thinking there was no help for their crazy quilt of symptoms. Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 8 July 2022 His career has been a fascinating hodgepodge of feints and fake-outs, a crazy quilt of dumb-smart action flicks, brainy meta-meditations, daring experiments, rom-coms, family films. Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2022 After watching an introductory film, visitors browse treasures, including an 1885 crazy quilt made by the Jewish Ladies’ Sewing Circle in Canton, Miss., who raffled it off to fund its local synagogue. Washington Post, 21 July 2021 The defense characterized the government theory as a crazy quilt of bad inferences, perjured testimony and junk science, stitched together in a vengeful bid to destroy a criminal defense attorney whose only crime was doing his job too well. Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2021 The walls were covered with ones, jasper, porphyry, and a dozen different marbles and, set in this crazy quilt, were carved, crystal medallions. Lucy Yeomans, House Beautiful, 10 June 2021 According to oral tradition, the two systems incorporated a pre-1883 hodgepodge of pipes – some wooden, wells, and springs that ran in a crazy quilt hither and yon. Kevin Dayhoff, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 12 Mar. 2021 But the patchwork of stations is a crazy quilt compared to Tesla’s uniform, multi-stall superchargers. Tribune News Service, cleveland, 26 Dec. 2020 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1886, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1888, in the meaning defined above

crazy quilt

noun

as in medley
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things an environmental issue that brought together a crazy quilt of people from all points on the political spectrum

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • medley
  • variety
  • assortment
  • patchwork quilt
  • jumble
  • collage
  • alphabet soup
  • macédoine
  • salad
  • blend
  • mixed bag
  • grab bag
  • jungle
  • omnium-gatherum
  • litter
  • patchwork
  • clutter
  • amalgam
  • hash
  • agglomeration
  • pastiche
  • olla podrida
  • shuffle
  • agglomerate
  • stew
  • scramble
  • potpourri
  • jambalaya
  • gumbo
  • mélange
  • mishmash
  • farrago
  • hodgepodge
  • combination
  • ragout
  • smorgasbord
  • salmagundi
  • menagerie
  • rummage
  • miscellany
  • ragbag
  • montage
  • botch
  • tangle
  • gallimaufry
  • olio
  • hotchpotch
  • accumulation
  • miscellanea
  • motley
  • tumble
  • aggregate
  • aggregation
  • welter
  • composite
  • fusion
  • conglomerate
  • muddle
  • notions
  • sundries
  • conglomeration
  • compound
  • alloy
  • mess
  • dog's breakfast
  • admixture
  • detritus
  • odds and ends
  • disorder
  • chaos
  • catchall
  • intermixture
  • commixture
  • disarray
  • oddments
  • imbroglio
  • confusion
  • shambles
  • disarrangement
  • morass
  • snarl
  • mix-up
  • bollix
  • knot
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