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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 | ||
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