row
1 of 6verb (1)
ˈrō 
rowed; rowing; rows
intransitive verb
1
: to propel a boat by means of oars
2
: to move by or as if by the propulsion of oars
transitive verb
1
a
: to propel with or as if with oars
b(1)
: to participate in (a rowing match)
(2)
: to compete against in rowing
(3)
: to pull (an oar) in a crew
2
: to transport in an oar-propelled boat
rower
ˈrō-ər
noun row
2 of 6noun (1)
ˈrō
: an act or instance of rowing
row
3 of 6noun (2)
ˈrō
1
: a number of objects arranged in a usually straight line
a row of bottles
also : the line along which such objects are arranged
planted the corn in parallel rows
2
a
: way, street
b
: a street or area dominated by a specific kind of enterprise or occupancy
doctors' row
3
: twelve-tone row
4
a
: a continuous strip usually running horizontally or parallel to a baseline
b
: a horizontal arrangement of items
row
4 of 6verb (2)
ˈrō
rowed; rowing; rows
transitive verb
: to form into rows
row
5 of 6noun (3)
ˈrau̇
: a noisy disturbance or quarrel
row
6 of 6verb (3)
ˈrau̇
rowed; rowing; rows
intransitive verb
: to engage in a row : have a quarrel
Synonyms
Verb (1)
- oar
- paddle
- scull
Noun (2)
- bank
- rank
Noun (3)
- affray [chiefly British]
- brawl
- broil
- donnybrook
- fracas
- fray
- free-for-all
- melee
- mêlée
- rough-and-tumble
- ruckus
- ruction
Verb (3)
- altercate
- argue
- argufy
- bicker
- brabble
- brawl
- controvert
- dispute
- fall out
- fight
- hassle
- jar
- quarrel
- quibble
- scrap
- spat
- squabble
- tiff
- wrangle
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Word History
Etymology
Verb (1)
Middle English, from Old English rōwan; akin to Middle High German rüejen to row, Latin remus oar
Noun (2)
Middle English rawe; akin to Old English rǣw row, Old High German rīga line, and perhaps to Sanskrit rikhati he scratches
Noun (3)
origin unknown
First Known Use
Verb (1)
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1
Noun (1)
1767, in the meaning defined above
Noun (2)
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb (2)
1582, in the meaning defined above
Noun (3)
1746, in the meaning defined above
Verb (3)
1797, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing row
Kids Definition
row 1 of 4
verb
ˈrō
rowed; rowing
1
: to move a boat by using oars
2
: to travel or carry in a rowboat I rowed to the island.
row
2 of 4noun
ˈrō
1
: a series of persons or things lined up in an orderly arrangement
a row of houses
He sat in the first row.
2
: way entry 1 sense 10, street
row
3 of 4noun
ˈrau̇
: noisy disturbance or quarrel
row
4 of 4noun
ˈrō
: an act or instance of using oars to move a boat
row 1 of 4
noun (1)
1
as in column
a series of people or things arranged side by side stood in a row to have their picture taken three rows of eight jelly beans equals 24 jelly beans Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- column
- queue
- bank
- string
- line
- procession
- rank
- sequence
- chain
- file
- tier
- train
- range
- array
- cue
- concatenation
- echelon
2
as in street
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel drive up Market Row and turn left Synonyms & Similar Words
- street
- road
- thoroughfare
- highway
- route
- freeway
- boulevard
- roadway
- expressway
- carriageway
- way
- turnpike
- drive
- lane
- artery
- avenue
- high road
- pass
- arterial
- causeway
- pike
- interstate
- drag
- thruway
- trace
- motorway
- parkway
- dual carriageway
- corridor
- alley
- side street
- side road
- high street
- through street
- bypass
- alleyway
- switchback
- secondary road
- trail
- ring road
- circle
- track
- corniche
- bystreet
- branch
- autobahn
- shunpike
- backstreet
- place
- close
- autoroute
- dead end
- laneway
- crossroad
- mews
- beltway
- superhighway
- Main Street
- byway
- autostrada
- cul-de-sac
row
2 of 4noun (2)
1
as in brawl
a rough and often noisy fight usually involving several people a county fair that had a long history of bloody rows Synonyms & Similar Words
- brawl
- clash
- ruction
- melee
- altercation
- skirmish
- ruckus
- battle
- fracas
- fray
- scuffle
- donnybrook
- mêlée
- tussle
- argument
- broil
- scrimmage
- contest
- affray
- quarrel
- conflict
- fisticuffs
- dispute
- free-for-all
- combat
- struggle
- rough-and-tumble
- tiff
- spat
- scrap
- wrangle
- squabble
- kickup
- handgrips
- roughhousing
- hassle
- horseplay
2
as in commotion
a state of noisy, confused activity the combination of drums and shouting contributed to the awful row Synonyms & Similar Words
- commotion
- hurry
- disturbance
- turmoil
- stir
- storm
- hurricane
- racket
- noise
- fuss
- ruction
- bobbery
- coil
- clutter
- clatter
- fun
- zoo
- flurry
- hullabaloo
- tumult
- hurry-scurry
- bother
- ruckus
- ado
- pandemonium
- bustle
- rumpus
- alarums and excursions
- blather
- hoopla
- kerfuffle
- splore
- hurry-skurry
- hubbub
- furore
- roar
- helter-skelter
- bluster
- squall
- upheaval
- ballyhoo
- hubble-bubble
- uproar
- hoo-hah
- pother
- welter
- stew
- to-do
- hoo-ha
- furor
- do
- hurly
- foofaraw
- brawl
- shindy
- corroboree
- hurly-burly
- whirl
- williwaw
- howl
- cacophony
- moil
- clamor
- scuffle
- outbreak
- eruption
- hue and cry
- din
- outcry
- unrest
- melee
- outburst
- fret
- disorder
- flutter
- fray
- fracas
- fever
- dither
- flare-up
- lather
- mêlée
- hassle
- tizzy
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- rest
- order
- peace
- quiet
- stillness
- calm
- tranquility
- hush
- tranquillity
- quietude
- orderliness
3
as in quarrel
an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions he had a row with his girlfriend yesterday, and now they aren't speaking Synonyms & Similar Words
- quarrel
- dispute
- altercation
- argument
- fight
- disagreement
- controversy
- brawl
- bicker
- battle royal
- skirmish
- tiff
- cross fire
- spat
- clash
- contretemps
- misunderstanding
- imbroglio
- wrangle
- squabble
- rhubarb
- disputation
- feud
- kickup
- debate
- tangle
- scrap
- argle-bargle
- set-to
- contention
- donnybrook
- argy-bargy
- difference
- tussle
- attack
- protest
- falling-out
- objection
- run-in
- hassle
- protestation
- melee
- vendetta
- fisticuffs
- dissension
- logomachy
- catfight
- fracas
- fray
- mêlée
- dissention
- affray
- fuss
- free-for-all
row
3 of 4verb (1)
as in to oar
to move a boat by means of oars rowed around the lake Synonyms & Similar Words
- oar
- kayak
- paddle
- canoe
- scull
- pole
- pull
- punt
- feather
row
4 of 4verb (2)
as in to bicker
to express different opinions about something often angrily the couple rows all the time, and yet they seem happy together Synonyms & Similar Words
- bicker
- quarrel
- fight
- clash
- brawl
- spat
- argue
- tiff
- dispute
- fall out
- scrap
- wrangle
- bandy words
- squabble
- brabble
- butt heads
- debate
- jar
- lock horns
- contest
- hassle
- argufy
- object
- controvert
- quibble
- challenge
- tangle
- contend
- mix it up
- altercate
- protest
- discuss
- dare
- cavil
- defy
- nitpick
- kick
- fuss
- consider
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- get along
- coexist
- accept
- concur
- consent
- agree
- assent