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
  • Roughly two dozen other people, including several children, were struck by gunfire and dozens more were injured in the chaos.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026
  • What was new was someone finally organizing it into something a nurse could use in sixty seconds in the chaos of a delivery room.
    — Stacy L. Hambleton, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of chaos
Noun
  • Aaronson pointed to the second law of thermodynamics, which states that entropy, a measure of disorder, tends to increase over time.
    — Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Buprenorphine, semisynthetic opioid medication used primarily to treat opioid use disorder (OUD) and to manage severe chronic pain.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of disorder
Noun
  • In Indian Creek Village, money can buy you a $100 million mansion, a sprawling waterfront compound and a front-row seat to one of the most exclusive enclaves in South Florida.
    — Luisa Yanez Updated September 3, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Filling the internal voids The compound travels into the tiny gaps between individual crystal grains.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of compound
Noun
  • Unlike mainstream fusion projects such as tokamaks, the Texatron does not rely on giant superconducting magnets to hold a thin gas in place for long periods.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Plus, Sumosan nails Japanese fusion cuisine, fresh sushi and creative cocktails by the beach.
    — Stephanie Orma, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of fusion
Noun
  • The theory is further bolstered by the jewelry’s material,Copper alloy was considered a cheaper metal at the time, and usually only worn by lower status individuals.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Those systems can achieve a 50%-60% yield in the optimal particle size range, while the refractory atomizer typically achieves 10%-20% yield for high-temperature alloys, according to the press release.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of alloy
Noun
  • Soil Use rich, well-draining soil like standard potting mix or a blend of potting soil, compost, and perlite.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Combine all the marinade ingredients in a blender and blend on high for 1 minute, or until smooth.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of blend
Noun
  • These composites can tolerate higher temperatures than many metals without carrying the same weight.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Gemma and Richard are composites drawn from our several decades of advising organizations ranging from Fortune 500 companies to smaller nonprofits on designing interview processes that assess leadership and interpersonal competencies.
    — Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of composite
Noun
  • Another inherits a team in disarray, works twice as hard, and still comes out looking average.
    — Rhett Power, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The inspection, dated June 4, 2019, also said the home was in disarray.
    — Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of disarray
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