tumble-down

[ tuhm-buhl-doun ]

/ ˈtʌm bəlˌdaʊn /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR tumble-down ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

dilapidated; ruined; rundown: He lived in a tumble-down shack.

Origin of tumble-down

First recorded in 1810–20

Words nearby tumble-down

tumatakuru, Tumbes, tumble, tumblebug, tumble cart, tumble-down, tumble-dry, tumble dryer, tumble home, tumbler, tumbler gear

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Example sentences from the Web for tumble-down

I lay down on the ground, in high grass, under apple trees which were near a tumble-down stone wall.
Steel|Charles Rumford Walker
That day we had lunch in a tumble-down hut, where we found tea, a fireplace and enamelled tin mugs.
By Forest Ways in New Zealand|F. A. Roberts
His place was on the outskirts of the town, and was a collection of tumble-down shanties made of straw, matting, and boards.
Egyptian Birds|Charles Whymper
One tumble-down row, rather off the road, is a mass of honeysuckle, and roses and ivy.
The Thames|G. E. Mitton

On the march hither we passed a little, contemptible, tumble-down, seven-by-nine frame school-house.
The Citizen-Soldier|John Beatty

British Dictionary definitions for tumble-down

tumbledown

/ (ˈtʌmbəlˌdaʊn) /

adjective

falling to pieces; dilapidated; crumbling

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单词	tumble-down
释义	tumble-down [ tuhm-buhl-doun ] / ˈtʌm bəlˌdaʊn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR tumble-down ON THESAURUS.COM adjective dilapidated; ruined; rundown: He lived in a tumble-down shack. Origin of tumble-down First recorded in 1810–20 Words nearby tumble-down tumatakuru, Tumbes, tumble, tumblebug, tumble cart, tumble-down, tumble-dry, tumble dryer, tumble home, tumbler, tumbler gear Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tumble-down I lay down on the ground, in high grass, under apple trees which were near a tumble-down stone wall. Steel\|Charles Rumford Walker That day we had lunch in a tumble-down hut, where we found tea, a fireplace and enamelled tin mugs. By Forest Ways in New Zealand\|F. A. Roberts His place was on the outskirts of the town, and was a collection of tumble-down shanties made of straw, matting, and boards. Egyptian Birds\|Charles Whymper One tumble-down row, rather off the road, is a mass of honeysuckle, and roses and ivy. The Thames\|G. E. Mitton On the march hither we passed a little, contemptible, tumble-down, seven-by-nine frame school-house. The Citizen-Soldier\|John Beatty British Dictionary definitions for tumble-down tumbledown / (ˈtʌmbəlˌdaʊn) / adjective falling to pieces; dilapidated; crumbling Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to tumble-down shabby, dilapidated, flimsy, crumbling, decrepit, broken-down, derelict, rickety, shaky, broken, wobbly, ramshackle, deserted, desolate, neglected, dingy, seedy, tacky, infirm, run-down
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tumble-down

adjective

Origin of tumble-down

Words nearby tumble-down

Example sentences from the Web for tumble-down

British Dictionary definitions for tumble-down

adjective

Words related to tumble-down