1. (

• clutter ,
• jumble ,
• muddle ,
• fuddle ,
• mare's_nest ,
• welter ,
• smother

) a confused multitude of things ;

2. (

• fix ,
• hole ,
• jam ,
• mess ,
• muddle ,
• pickle ,
• kettle_of_fish

) informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage" ;

1. (

• muddle ,
• puddle ,

) make into a puddle; "puddled mire" ;

2. (

• addle ,
• muddle ,
• puddle

) mix up or confuse; "He muddled the issues" ;