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row

row

389 1.0
A line of things or people placed side by side
  • noun
  • /roʊ/
: fila
  • The plants are arranged in a neat row along the garden path.
  • arranged in rows
  • a row of seats
  • front row

They were, they were rows of relays.

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Examples

  • Each treatment plot contained four crop rows and 56 cucumber plants.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Books stood piled on a table, with more in rows of shelves against one wall.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • On both sides of the field, there was a long row of very high trees.

    Academic text (2008)
  • And two people in a row responded, no.

  • Welcome to the front row, madame.

  • Families, children, all lined up in rows, up and down these streets.

  • The path ended in a paved area, with a row of benches along one side.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • I had taken some shots of violins displayed in rows along a wall in a music shop.

    Academic text (1999)
  • There were three tall pines in a row on the riverbank, the middle one bigger.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Every treatment consisted of 10 Mitscherlich pots, arranged in three rows, one behind the other.

    Academic text (2013)

Synonyms

line
vsrow
∞ 1.0

A row of people or things standing one behind another

is broader and also names horizontal layers in structures
rank
vsrow
88 2.8

A line of people standing side by side

is the general word for any side by side arrangement
course
vsrow
  • Specialized
11 7.0

A horizontal layer of bricks or stones in a wall

is a nontechnical label for simpler horizontal layers
1 2.6

A straight line of bricks laid side by side in a wall

is the general term also used for people or objects
ordo
vsrow
  • Archaic
9.9

A neat row of people or objects

is more general and covers simple side by side placement

Idioms

To be ready and organized before starting something

long row to hoe
  • Informal
9.3

A difficult task that takes a long time and a lot of effort

Compounds

97 5.7

A part of a prison where people who will be executed wait

88 1.3

The first row of seats nearest the stage or screen that lets you see the action clearly

9 3.4

A house in a long line that shares side walls with others

3 7.7

An area of a city where many homeless people live and buildings look run down

A straight line of bricks laid side by side in a wall

How Organized

procession
54 4.1
file
60 2.8
queue
27 2.9
line
∞ 1.0
row
389 1.0
group
∞ 1.0
cluster
210 3.1

Surface Forms

row singular
rows plural

Etymology

Row comes from an old English word rāw meaning 'line' or 'rank', so a row of stones or people is simply things placed side by side in a straight line.