ramshackle

English - Turkish

Definition of ramshackle in English Turkish dictionary

{s} harap

{s} köhne

viran

yıkık

{s} yıkılmak üzere

pek viran

dökük

Related Terms

rickety, ramshackle

çürük, derme çatma

English - English

Definition of ramshackle in English English dictionary

In disrepair or disorder; poorly maintained; lacking upkeep, usually of buildings or vehicles

He entered the ramshackle bus, and was driven a long distance through very sandy streets to the hotel on the St. Lawrence.

in deplorable condition; "a street of bedraggled tenements"; "a broken-down fence"; "a ramshackle old pier"; "a tumble-down shack"

A ramshackle building is badly made or in bad condition, and looks as if it is likely to fall down. They entered the shop, which was a curious ramshackle building

{s} broken-down, rickety, dilapidated

To search or ransack; to rummage

A ramshackle system, union, or collection of things has been put together without much thought and is not likely to work very well. They joined with a ramshackle alliance of other rebels. a ramshackle building or vehicle is in bad condition and in need of repair = tumbledown (ransack)

Loose; disjointed; falling to pieces; out of repair

Hyphenation

ram·shack·le

Turkish pronunciation

rämşäkıl

Synonyms

bedraggled, broken-down, dilapidated, disorderly, rickety, ruinous, rundown, tatterdemalion, tumbledown, crumbling, decrepit, derelict, flimsy, jerry-built, shabby

Antonyms

good, nice, repaired, stable

Pronunciation

/ˈramˌsʜakəl/ /ˈræmˌʃækəl/

Etymology

[ 'ram-"sha-k&l ] (adjective.) 1830. First attested 1830, back-formation from ramshackled, from ransackled, past participle of ransackle (“to ransack”), frequentative of Middle English ransaken (“to pillage”).