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[Row]

A row is a straight line of something, like a row of penguins at the zoo, tulips planted in a row in a garden, or a row of tuba players marching in the Fourth of July parade in your town.

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Rough; stern; angry.

Noun
the act of rowing as a sport

Noun
(construction) a layer of masonry; "a course of bricks"

Noun
a continuous chronological succession without an interruption; "they won the championship three years in a row"

Noun
an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words"

Noun
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line; "a row of chairs"

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Noun
a linear array of numbers side by side

Noun
a long continuous strip (usually running horizontally); "a mackerel sky filled with rows of clouds"; "rows of barbed wire protected the trenches"

Verb
propel with oars; "row the boat across the lake"


a. & adv.
Rough; stern; angry.

n.
A noisy, turbulent quarrel or disturbance; a brawl.

n.
A series of persons or things arranged in a continued line; a line; a rank; a file; as, a row of trees; a row of houses or columns.

v. t.
To propel with oars, as a boat or vessel, along the surface of water; as, to row a boat.

v. t.
To transport in a boat propelled with oars; as, to row the captain ashore in his barge.

v. i.
To use the oar; as, to row well.

v. i.
To be moved by oars; as, the boat rows easily.

n.
The act of rowing; excursion in a rowboat.


Row

Row , a. & adv. [See Rough.] Rough; stern; angry. [Obs.] "Lock he never so row." Chaucer.

Row

Row, n. [Abbrev. fr. rouse, n.] A noisy, turbulent quarrel or disturbance; a brawl. [Colloq.] Byron.

Row

Row , n. [OE. rowe, rawe, rewe, AS. r'bew, rw; probably akin to D. rij, G. reihe; cf. Skr. rkh'be a line, stroke.] A series of persons or things arranged in a continued line; a line; a rank; a file; as, a row of trees; a row of houses or columns.
And there were windows in three rows.
The bright seraphim in burning row.
Row culture (Agric.), the practice of cultivating crops in drills. -- Row of points (Geom.), the points on a line, infinite in number, as the points in which a pencil of rays is intersected by a line.

Row

Row , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rowed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Rowing.] [AS. rwan; akin to D. roeijen, MHG. r'81ejen, Dan. roe, Sw. ro, Icel. ra, L. remus oar, Gr. , Skr. aritra. &root;8. Cf. Rudder.] 1. To propel with oars, as a boat or vessel, along the surface of water; as, to row a boat. 2. To transport in a boat propelled with oars; as, to row the captain ashore in his barge.

Row

Row, v. i. 1. To use the oar; as, to row well. 2. To be moved by oars; as, the boat rows easily.

Row

Row, n. The act of rowing; excursion in a rowboat.

Rough; stern; angry.

A noisy, turbulent quarrel or disturbance; a brawl.

A series of persons or things arranged in a continued line; a line; a rank; a file; as, a row of trees; a row of houses or columns.

To propel with oars, as a boat or vessel, along the surface of water; as, to row a boat.

To use the oar; as, to row well.

The act of rowing; excursion in a rowboat.

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Usage Examples

If you think you don't want to play another psychopath, but the script is amazing, and the director is fantastic, and the story is incredible, then you may end up playing your third psychopath in a row.

Receiving the Newcombe Medal for a third year in a row is an amazing honour. The Newcombe Medal is a great occasion for the Australian tennis community to come together and celebrate our sport, recognise people's achievements and contributions to Australian tennis.

Growing up, I had a front row seat to seeing two people work really hard. My dad scrubbed toilets at a private Catholic school for a while, and that was to help me get through school.

I heard on public radio recently, there's a thing called Weed Dating. Singles get together in a garden and weed and then they take turns, they keep matching up with other people. Two people will weed down one row and switch over with two other people. It's in Vermont. I don't think I'd be very good at Weed Dating.

If you believe in God, believe in Death Row East.

More than 100 people have been sent to death row who were later exonerated because they weren't guilty or fairly tried. Most criminal defendants do not get adequate representation because there are not enough public defenders to represent them. There is a lot that is wrong.

The drink? Yes, I've had tough times in my life, especially the last year, regarding my ex-wife, my kids, I nearly broke my neck, I was on death row with pneumonia.

Well, yeah. At a certain point, you've got to be really honest with yourself. Like, 'Why am I doing this? What are my motivations?' Like, if you get into it because you want to be famous? Then you've got a long row to hoe. But if you really feel like it's a labour of love and it's something you're actually legitimately good at, then it's not that hard to keep plugging away.

Because when we think about the real facts: 44 million Americans without health insurance, millions without jobs, a 50-year high on mortgage foreclosures, an historic high the third year in a row on personal bankruptcies.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Those who want to row on the ocean of human knowledge do not get far, and the storm drives those out of their course who set sail.

Growing up in Nashville, especially in a music business family, means growing up with knowledge that seems like common sense until later in life when you realize people spend thousands of dollars a semester trying to learn or pretending to learn while looking for some intern job on music row.

We have now under President Obama's leadership had 29 months in a row of private sector job growth. That stretch of positive private sector job growth hasn't happened since 2005. We still have a long way to go, but we are moving in the right direction.

My relationship with Music Row has always been, from my end, optimistic and hopeful that there is more than one way to approach the writing, recording, and marketing of an album.

I had never been to a fashion show before going to the Burberry show last month. It was an extraordinary spectacle. I was incredibly green and had no idea what an undertaking it is. I also have a new respect for models because they are so close to the front row and must be so self-conscious.

Stand-up is like a row boat: it's fun and romantic when you're choosing to do it. But if you have no other choice than to be in a row boat it's not as enjoyable that's survival.

A lot of sad stories in a row - that wears on you.

I once made the mistake of going for a whole row of false eyelashes, which was just wrong as it gave me a sad, puppy-eyed look.

If you don't physically age gracefully, it's a bit sad. I think Steven Tyler can get away anything, because he still looks like he did in '73. Especially from row Z backwards in an arena. As long as the Stones keep their hair and don't get fat they'll get away with the wrinkles.

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