singular a garden or other place that has a lot of plants in it growing in an uncontrolled way
The back garden was a complete jungle.
Synonyms and related words
Dirty and untidy places or things
shambles
hovel
dump
3
singular a place or situation that is unpleasant because people are trying to achieve things for themselves and are not helping each other
This city is a jungle.
You’ll never get another job – it’s a jungle out there.
Synonyms and related words
Difficult situations and experiences
crisis
battle
nightmare
4
uncountable musicBritishSound Effect ♬♬♬♬♬♬a type of dance music that developed in the 1990s from hardcore and ragga and uses fast complicated beats and deep electronic sounds
Synonyms and related words
Types of music
acid house
acid jazz
ambient
jungle
noun
US /ˈdʒʌŋɡ(ə)l/
Other entries for this word
jungle gymnoun
concrete junglenoun
the law of the junglenoun
Word Forms
singular
jungle
plural
jungles
DEFINITIONS4
1
countable/uncountable a thick tropical forest
the Amazon jungle
a jungle clearing/track/camp
We had to cut our way through dense jungle.
Synonyms and related words
Areas of land with trees growing on them
brush
chaparral
clearing
2
singular a yard or other place that has a lot of plants in it growing in an uncontrolled way
The backyard was a complete jungle.
Synonyms and related words
Dirty and untidy places or things
hovel
dump
hole
3
singular a place or situation that is unpleasant because people are trying to achieve things for themselves and are not helping each other
This city is a jungle.
You’ll never get another job – it’s a jungle out there.
Synonyms and related words
Difficult situations and experiences
crisis
battle
nightmare
4
uncountable musicBritishSound Effect ♬♬♬♬♬♬a type of dance music that developed in the 1990s from hardcore and ragga and uses fast complicated beats and deep electronic sounds