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row

134 1.0

A line of entries across a table or spreadsheet

noun
/roʊ/

: fila

This is in the first row, second column.
rows and columns
row in a table
last row

This is in the first row, second column.

Examples

So we'll have two rows and four columns.
- Do you want me to start on row two?

Welcome to the Punch (2013)
So we'll start with the top row working that way.
So you can see that row nice and bright out here today.
Will the gentleman in the third row please turn that thing off?

Stuck on You! (1982)
You watching the fight or the cute guy in the front row?

Cinderella Man (2005)
They centered the bottom row to leave out one spot.
The security server is in the 7th row, 23rd cabinet.

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024)
Her finger skated along a row of green books behind her desk and extracted one.

Fiction book (1993)
Please look at the middle row in this chart for the latest data.

Synonyms

line

vsrow

∞ 1.0

A row of people or things standing one behind another

is narrower, used mainly for sequences in tables or lists

Idioms

to have one's ducks in a row

Informal

1 7.2

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

death row

97 5.7

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

front row

88 1.3

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

row house

9 3.4

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

skid row

3 7.7

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

row of bricks

1 2.6

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

Surface Forms

row singular

rows plural

Etymology

Row for a line of numbers in a table comes from the same old word rāw meaning 'line', which is why a spreadsheet row is a single line of entries across the page.