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R0222700 (rō)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.

[Middle English, from Old English rāw.]

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R0222700 (rō)v. rowed, row·ing, rows v.intr. Nautical To use an oar or pair of oars in propelling a boat, typically by facing the stern and pulling the oar handle toward oneself, using an oarlock as a fulcrum to push the blade backward through the water repeatedly.v.tr.1. Nautical a. To propel (a boat) 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.

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

row′er n.

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R0326400 (rou)n.1. A noisy or quarrel or disturbance.2. A loud noise.intr.v. rowed, row·ing, rows To take part in a noisy quarrel or disturbance.

[Origin unknown.]

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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.

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