rows

row ¹  (r)

n.

1. A series of objects placed next to each other, usually in a straight line.

2. A succession without a break or gap in time: won the title for three years in a row.

3. A line of adjacent seats, as in a theater, auditorium, or classroom.

4. A continuous line of buildings along a street.

tr.v. rowed, row·ing, rows

To place in a row.

Idiom:

a tough row to hoe Informal

A difficult situation to endure.

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[Middle English, from Old English rw.]

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row ²  (r)

v. rowed, row·ing, rows

v.intr. Nautical

To propel a boat with or as if with oars.

v.tr.

1. Nautical

a. To propel (a boat) with or as if with oars.

b. To carry in or on a boat propelled by oars.

c. To use (a specified number of oars or people deploying them).

2. To propel or convey in a manner resembling rowing of a boat.

3. Sports

a. To pull (an oar) as part of a racing crew.

b. To race against by rowing.

n. Nautical

1.

a. The act or an instance of rowing.

b. A shift at the oars of a boat.

2. A trip or an excursion in a rowboat.

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[Middle English rowen, from Old English rwan; see er- in Indo-European roots.]

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rower n.

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row ³  (rou)

n.

1. A boisterous disturbance or quarrel; a brawl. See Synonyms at brawl.

2. An uproar; a great noise.

intr.v. rowed, row·ing, rows

To take part in a quarrel, brawl, or uproar.

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[Origin unknown.]

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rows

• tubular bells - The orchestral instrument consisting of a row of vertically suspended metal tubes struck with a mallet.
• bib necklace - One consisting of three or more rows.
• mackerel sky - One with rows of white fluffy clouds resembling the pattern on a mackerel's back.
• ordinance - First meant arrangement in ranks or rows.