jungle

Plural

jungles

Noun

Noun

×

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.A large, lush, undeveloped, humid forest, especially in a tropical region, thick with vegetation and wildlife; a tropical rainforest.

   • The lion is the king of the jungle.

2. 2.Any uncultivated tract of forest or scrub habitat.

   • The lion is the king of the jungle.

3. 3.A place where people behave ruthlessly, unconstrained by law or morality.(colloquial)

   • The first-timer just doesn't know what's going on when he gets to jail. […] It's a jungle, you've got to look after yourself first.
   • It’s a jungle out there.
   • 'How do you like this corner of the jungle?' He leant forward. 'Just listen in to the couple behind you. From what I've heard they're straight out of "Nigger Heaven".'

4. 4.A tangled mess.

   • The lion is the king of the jungle.

Adjective

Adjective

×

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

1. 1.resembling the fast-paced drumming of traditional peoples of the jungle.

   • She gave her first performance at the Philharmonic Auditorium in Los Angeles, offering festival dances, Moro tribal rituals, primitive jungle rhythms and rice harvest ceremonials.
   • Somewhere further up the valley a bunch of hippies were getting back to nature by loading up on mind altering chemicals and overwhelming their senses with five million decibels of digital bass and jungle beats.

Overall

Rare· #4962

By learning goal

Everyday conversation

Rare

General reading & writing

Rare

Academic

Rare

Literature

Rare