- shambles, (used with a singular or plural verb)
- a slaughterhouse.
- any place of carnage.
- any scene of destruction: to turn cities into shambles.
- any scene, place, or thing in disorder: Her desk is a shambles.
- a butcher's shop or stall.
- to walk or go awkwardly; shuffle.
- a shambling gait.
- to walk or move along in an awkward or unsteady way
- an awkward or unsteady walk
