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row

row

389 1.0
A line of things or people placed side by side
  • noun
  • /roʊ/
translation icon : 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.