dog's breakfast

noun

Definition of dog's breakfastnext
chiefly British
as in chaos

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  1. chaos
  2. disorder
  3. compound
  4. fusion
  5. alloy
  6. blend
  7. composite
  8. disarray
Noun
  • In many cases, pet dogs, cats and other animals have been lost in the chaos or were left behind during evacuations.
    Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
  • The answer gets tricky Jan. 10, 2025 Friday’s developments added to the sense of chaos surrounding the devastating wildfires, which have destroyed portions of Pacific Palisades and Malibu as well as Altadena, an unincorporated area outside the city of Los Angeles, killing at least 13 people.
    David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of chaos
Noun
  • This fluctuation sets recurring dreams apart from bad dreams triggered by post-traumatic stress disorder, a psychological condition in which people relive specific memories from their waking life with far less variation while asleep.
    Amanda Heidt, Scientific American, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Decades of research into how individuals and crowds actually behave – as well as what drives them into disorder and violence – have debunked these claims.
    Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of disorder
Noun
  • In 1944 the compound and grounds became a park and museum after his widow, Betty, donated them to the state.
    Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
  • These compounds have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties and may help prevent cancer.
    Johna Burdeos, Health, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of compound
Noun
  • There are two approaches to achieving fusion in the lab: inertial confinement fusion, which uses powerful lasers, and magnetic confinement fusion, which uses powerful magnets.
    Farhat Beg, The Conversation, 8 Jan. 2025
  • From the October 2024 issue: Kash Patel will do anything for Trump Rather than conservatism as conventionally understood, this crowd and its international counterparts represent the fusion of several trends that have been coalescing for some time.
    Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of fusion
Noun
  • The packaging benefit is overall engine dimensions of a tidy cube, requiring no compromise from AMG engineers in the architecture of the alloy body or front suspension mounting points.
    Mark Ewing, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
  • The team decided to use a shape-memory alloy called nitinol, made of nickel and titanium, which can be deformed at low temperatures, but then returns to its initial shape when heated.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of alloy
Noun
  • The alpaca-Merino blend is a combination of two powerful fibers to keep you toasty in cold temps.
    Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2025
  • One of its botanical blends is marketed as a gin substitute, made with coriander seed and lime peel combined with lavender and Juniper.
    Allison Aubrey, NPR, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of blend
Noun
  • The rest of the Vatican is a composite of nearly 50 locations, from a military canteen used for the Casa Santa Marta dining room to the Ospedale Santo Spirito, which became the Vatican’s courtyard, to the famous Palazzo Barberini, where Davies installed a 15-foot crucifix.
    Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
  • The carbon composite is highly resistant to corrosion and temperature fluctuations, contributing to the watch's longevity and reliability.
    Bhanu Chopra, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
Definition of composite
Noun
  • Better Homes & Gardens Jace 5-Tier Shoe Rack Shoes can easily get mixed up and in disarray when there isn’t a clear spot to store them, so pick up the Jace shoe rack.
    Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Jan. 2025
  • In 1980, Iraq’s Saddam Hussein perceived that Iran’s armed forces were in disarray after the Shah’s overthrow and invaded Iran, precipitating an eight-year-long war and the deaths of half a million soldiers on both sides.
    Letters to the Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of disarray
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