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单词 grab bag
释义

grab bag

noun

1
: a receptacle (such as a bag) containing small articles which are to be drawn (as at a party or fair) without being seen
2
: a miscellaneous collection : potpourri

Synonyms

  • agglomerate
  • agglomeration
  • alphabet soup
  • assortment
  • botch
  • clutter
  • collage
  • crazy quilt
  • farrago
  • gallimaufry
  • 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

Congress has proposed a grab bag of tax cuts. the festival featured a grab bag of independent films from widely disparate genres
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Word History

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined at sense 1

grab bag

noun

as in variety
an unorganized collection or mixture of various things the festival featured a grab bag of independent films from widely disparate genres

Synonyms & Similar Words

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