jungle

noun, often attributive

jun·gle | \ ˈjəŋ-gəl

Definition of jungle

1a : an impenetrable thicket or tangled mass of tropical vegetation

b : a tract overgrown with thickets or masses of vegetation

2a(1) : a confused or disordered mass of objects : jumble

(2) : something that baffles or frustrates by its tangled or complex character : maze the jungle of housing laws— Bernard Taper

b : a place of ruthless struggle for survival the city is a jungle where no one is safe after dark— Stuart Chase

3 : electronic dance music that combines elements of techno, reggae, and hip-hop and is marked especially by an extremely fast beat

4 : a hobo camp

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life in the corporate jungle It's hard to succeed in the business world. It's a jungle out there. a jungle of environmental laws

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Suter’s dog pops up as frequently, as do views into the jungle through her capacious windows (one, swabbed in what looks like quick, bold strokes, looks almost like a Franz Kline in deep royal blue). — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, "Painter Vivian Suter emerges from decades of self-exile with bright, blissful works at the ICA," 29 Aug. 2019 The further into the jungle, the more expensive these goods get. — Vasco Cotovio, CNN, "A trail of 'bloody gold' leads to Venezuela's government," 20 Aug. 2019 And when Dora and her squad head into the jungle, there are discussions of colonialism: not only in the historical sense of Europeans plundering the natural resources of South America, but their artifacts, too. — Kristen Page-kirby, Twin Cities, "There’s no treasure to be found in the boring ‘Dora and the Lost City of Gold’," 9 Aug. 2019 On their third morning on the road, the Bangladeshi military commanded them to all move away into the dense jungle. — New York Times, "The Schoolteacher and the Genocide," 8 Aug. 2019 Watching his comrades fall, Jacob flees into the jungle and gets a bayonet in the stomach for his trouble. — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, "First trailer for Jacob’s Ladder reboot looks as spooky as the 1990 original," 2 July 2019 The woman runs into the jungle but is spotted by a tiger, apparently in a robot rebellion of his own. — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, "'Westworld' recap: New parks and emotional wrecks," 6 May 2018 His concoction of animal poop, household garbage and mulch from a neighboring cemetery nourished his lush one-acre jungle and fertilized many of San Gabriel Valley’s organic gardens. — Los Angeles Times, "Tim Dundon, ‘Guru of Doo Doo,’ whose compost nourished Altadena’s gardens, dies at 77," 6 Aug. 2019 And Shun is indeed just that—a welcome escape from the urban jungle and a bona fide culinary journey all rolled into one. — Samantha Swenson, ELLE Decor, "This New Restaurant's Art Deco-Inspired Interiors Are as Enticing as the Menu," 2 July 2019

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