<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>Shambles (used with a singular or plural verb)<ul><li>A slaughterhouse.</li><li>Any place of carnage.</li><li>Any scene of destruction: to turn cities into shambles.</li><li>Any scene, place, or thing in disorder: Her desk is a shambles.</li><li>British Dialect: a butcher's shop or stall.</li></ul></li></ul>