English noun: row | |||
1. | row (group) an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line | ||
Samples | A row of chairs. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | line | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | serration, terrace | ||
2. | row (communication) an angry dispute | ||
Samples | They had a quarrel. They had words. | ||
Synonyms | dustup, quarrel, run-in, words, wrangle | ||
Broader (hypernym) | conflict, difference, difference of opinion, dispute | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | affray, altercation, bicker, bickering, bust-up, fracas, fuss, pettifoggery, spat, squabble, tiff | ||
3. | row (object) a long continuous strip (usually running horizontally) | ||
Samples | A mackerel sky filled with rows of clouds. Rows of barbed wire protected the trenches. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | strip | ||
4. | row (artifact) (construction) a layer of masonry | ||
Samples | A course of bricks. | ||
Synonyms | course | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bed, layer | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | damp course, damp-proof course, row of bricks | ||
Part meronym | wall | ||
5. | row (group) a linear array of numbers, letters, or symbols side by side | ||
Broader (hypernym) | array | ||
Member meronym | table, tabular array | ||
6. | row (attribute) a continuous chronological succession without an interruption | ||
Samples | They won the championship three years in a row. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | chronological sequence, chronological succession, sequence, succession, successiveness | ||
7. | row (act) the act of rowing as a sport | ||
Synonyms | rowing | ||
Broader (hypernym) | athletics, sport | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | crab, sculling | ||
Part holonym | feather, feathering | ||
English verb: row | |||
1. | row (motion) propel with oars | ||
Samples | Row the boat across the lake. | ||
Examples | They row the river, They row down the river | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | boat | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | feather, pull, scull, square, stroke | ||