ramshackle (Meaning)
ramshackle (s)
in deplorable condition
ramshackle (a.)
Loose; disjointed; falling to pieces; out of repair.
ramshackle (v. t.)
To search or ransack; to rummage.
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ramshackle Sentence Examples
- The ramshackle cabin creaked and groaned in the wind, threatening to collapse at any moment.
- The old house was a veritable ramshackle, its paint peeling, windows broken, and roof sagging.
- The city's outskirts were a maze of ramshackle buildings, remnants of a forgotten era.
- The ramshackle car sputtered and coughed its way down the road, barely clinging to life.
- The ramshackle fence surrounding the property did little to deter intruders.
- The ramshackle shed served as a makeshift shelter for the homeless man.
- The ramshackle amusement park was a relic of the past, its rides rusty and its attractions dilapidated.
- The ramshackle boat rocked violently in the choppy waters, threatening to sink at any instant.
- The abandoned building was a ramshackle testament to the neighborhood's decline.
- The ramshackle bridge shook and swayed as vehicles crossed it, its integrity hanging by a thread.
FAQs About the word ramshackle
in deplorable conditionLoose; disjointed; falling to pieces; out of repair., To search or ransack; to rummage.
deteriorated, dilapidated, tumbledown,abandoned, deteriorating, rickety, broken, destroyed, wrecked,decaying
maintained, fresh, new,new, brand-new, kept-up, kept-up, brand-new, fresh, maintained
The ramshackle cabin creaked and groaned in the wind, threatening to collapse at any moment.
The old house was a veritable ramshackle, its paint peeling, windows broken, and roof sagging.
The city's outskirts were a maze of ramshackle buildings, remnants of a forgotten era.
The ramshackle car sputtered and coughed its way down the road, barely clinging to life.
