Antonyms for row
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : roh |
| Phonetic Transcription : roÊŠ |
Definition of row
Origin :- "line of people or things," Old English ræw "a row, line; succession, hedge-row," probably from Proto-Germanic *rai(h)waz (cf. Middle Dutch rie, Dutch rij "row;" Old High German rihan "to thread," riga "line;" German Reihe "row, line, series;" Old Norse rega "string"), possibly from PIE root *rei- "to scratch, tear, cut" (cf. Sanskrit rikhati "scratches," rekha "line"). Meaning "a number of houses in a line" is attested from mid-15c., originally chiefly Scottish and northern English. Phrase a hard row to hoe attested from 1823, American English.
- noun sequence, series
- noun fight, ruckus
- verb move boat with paddle
- verb argue, fight
- I promise you I shall not, Mr. Bines; they can row if they like.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- A boat was got ready, and the captain got in, with four sailors to row.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- This box was lined with a row of bunks, one above the other.
- Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
- The train was drawn up, with hardly anybody about its row of open doors.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- Then they disappeared like a row of post-holes into the distance.
- Extract from : « A Woman Tenderfoot » by Grace Gallatin Seton-Thompson
- Our cargo was nearly out, and this man and I had a row about some kegs of white lead.
- Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
- We'll row, and send it back to you here by some one who is trustworthy.
- Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
- He was lying in a row boat, and the boat was falling to the bottom of the sea.
- Extract from : « Buried Cities: Pompeii, Olympia, Mycenae » by Jennie Hall
- They're all sitting in a row on that log, Max, and lookin' solemn-like at the cabin.
- Extract from : « With Trapper Jim in the North Woods » by Lawrence J. Leslie
- "He'd be an ugly customer in a row," remarked a fourth speaker.
- Extract from : « The Hunted Outlaw » by Anonymous
Synonyms for row
- affray
- altercation
- bank
- bawl out
- berate
- bicker
- bickering
- brawl
- call on the carpet
- castigation
- chain
- column
- commotion
- consecution
- controversy
- dispute
- disturbance
- drag
- echelon
- falling-out
- file
- fracas
- fray
- fuss
- jaw
- knock-down-drag-out
- lecture
- line
- melee
- noise
- oar
- order
- paddle
- progression
- pull
- punt
- quarrel
- queue
- racket
- range
- rank
- ream
- reprimand
- reproof
- riot
- rumpus
- run-in
- sail
- scold
- scrap
- scud
- scull
- set-to
- shouting match
- sky an oar
- spat
- squabble
- string
- succession
- swim
- talking-to
- telling-off
- tier
- tiff
- tongue-lash
- tongue-lashing
- train
- trouble
- tumult
- uproar
- words
- wrangle
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