VERB | motion | scramble | to move hurriedly |
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motion | scramble, clamber, shin, shinny, skin, struggle, sputter | climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling | |
contact | scramble, jumble, throw together | bring into random order | |
contact | scramble, beat | stir vigorously | |
change | scramble | make unintelligible | |
NOUN | act | scramble, scuffle | an unceremonious and disorganized struggle |
act | scramble, scamper, scurry | rushing about hastily in an undignified way |
Sounds | skrae'mbahl | |
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Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... |
Meaning | An unceremonious and disorganized struggle. | |
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Synonym | scuffle | |
Broader | struggle, battle | An energetic attempt to achieve something |
Spanish | pelea, refriega | |
Verbs | scramble | bring into random order |
Meaning | rushing about hastily in an undignified way. | |
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Synonyms | scamper, scurry | |
Broader | haste, hurry, rush, rushing | The act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner |
Spanish | carrera rápida, correteo | |
Verbs | scramble | to move hurriedly |
Meaning | To move hurriedly. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
Example | "The friend scrambled after them" | |
Broader | travel, go, move, locomote | change location |
Spanish | revolver | |
Catalan | sortir a corre cuita | |
Nouns | scramble | rushing about hastily in an undignified way |
scrambler | a rapid mover |
Meaning | climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
Synonyms | clamber, shin, shinny, skin, struggle, sputter | |
Broader | climb | Move with difficulty, by grasping |
Spanish | arrastrarse, chisporrotear, despellejar, encaramarse, luchar, trepar a gatas, trepar | |
Catalan | pujar |
Meaning | Bring into random order. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Model | The chef wants to scramble the eggs | |
Synonyms | jumble, throw together | |
Narrower | tumble | throw together in a confused / confused mass |
Broader | disorder, disarray | Bring disorder to |
Spanish | mezclar, revolver | |
Catalan | barrejar, mesclar | |
Nouns | scramble | an unceremonious and disorganized struggle |
scrambler | electronic equipment that makes speech unintelligible during transmission and restores it at reception |
Meaning | Stir vigorously. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Synonym | beat | |
Category | cooking, cookery, preparation | The act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat |
Narrower | cream | make creamy by beating |
whisk, whip | Whip with or as if with a wire whisk | |
Broader | agitate, vex, disturb, commove, shake up, stir up, raise up | change the arrangement or position of |
Spanish | batir, revolver | |
Catalan | batre, remenar |
Meaning | make unintelligible. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "scramble the message so that nobody can understand it" | |
Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
Opposite | unscramble | make intelligible |
Spanish | mezclar, revolver | |
Catalan | codificar, xifrar | |
Nouns | scrambler | electronic equipment that makes speech unintelligible during transmission and restores it at reception |
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