English dictionary
row
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Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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Rough; stern; angry.
Source: webster1913
noun
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an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
ExamplesA row of chairs.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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an angry dispute
Source: WordNet 3.0
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a long continuous strip (usually running horizontally)
ExamplesA mackerel sky filled with rows of clouds.
Rows of barbed wire protected the trenches.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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(construction) a layer of masonry
Synonyms courseSource: WordNet 3.0
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a linear array of numbers, letters, or symbols side by side
Source: WordNet 3.0
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a continuous chronological succession without an interruption
ExamplesThey won the championship three years in a row.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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the act of rowing as a sport
Synonyms rowingSource: WordNet 3.0
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A noisy, turbulent quarrel or disturbance; a brawl.
Source: webster1913
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A series of persons or things arranged in a continued line; a line; a rank; a file; as, a <i>row</i> of trees; a <i>row</i> of houses or columns.
Source: webster1913
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The act of rowing; excursion in a rowboat.
Source: webster1913
verb
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propel with oars
ExamplesRow the boat across the lake.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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To propel with oars, as a boat or vessel, along the surface of water; as, to <i>row</i> a boat.
Source: webster1913
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To use the oar; as, to <i>row</i> well.
Source: webster1913