Definition of tumbledown in English:

tumbledown

adjectiveˈtʌmb(ə)ldaʊnˈtəmbəlˌdaʊn

(of a building or other structure) falling or fallen into ruin; dilapidated.
tumbledown cottages
Example sentencesExamples
- They live in tumbledown shacks.
- She and her sister Lucy were scrambling up a Ligurian hillside under the broiling Italian sun when they spotted a tumbledown house.
- The court sat in a tumbledown building.
- The programme will narrate the transformation of a tumbledown church into a striking home with a spectacular interior.
- Permission to develop the site is not a formality but the presence of tumbledown outbuildings is usually looked upon favourably.
- He bought the tumbledown Villa.
- Three years ago we also bought an island with a tumbledown house off the Welsh coast.
- This is more like the backwoods America of popular folklore, all tumbledown shacks and pick - up trucks.
- Due for auction on Wednesday, the future of the tumbledown structure now hangs in the balance.
- I was sick to death of filming green fields and hedgerows and tumbledown barns.
- Converting the tumbledown buildings could cost £2 million but he hopes to get help from outside organisations.
- A group of security men suddenly emerge from a tumbledown shack, guns thrown over their shoulders as casually as jackets.
- The streets are a hodgepodge of cheap housing next to restored buildings, interspersed with tumbledown shacks.
- Once just a set of tumbledown cottages, this is now a retreat centre.
- In 1957, when the decision to restore them was taken, the tumbledown buildings were in a sorry state.
- Life in the tumbledown bathhouse seems hopelessly anachronistic.
- Princess Grace's three children became owners of the tumbledown cottage after her death.
- The number of tumbledown cottages and derelict properties for sale is going down and building costs are going up.
- After a very short stretch we came to a row of tumbledown shacks.
- These people live in tumbledown shacks which they share with whatever animals they may have.
Synonyms
dilapidated, ramshackle, crumbling, falling to pieces, disintegrating, decaying, decrepit, broken-down, neglected, run down, in disrepair, uncared-for, badly maintained
ruined, in ruins, derelict, gone to rack and ruin, ruinous
rickety, shaky
North American informal shacky
Australian/New Zealand informal rumpty

Definition of tumbledown in US English:

tumbledown

adjectiveˈtəmbəlˌdounˈtəmbəlˌdaʊn

(of a building or other structure) falling or fallen into ruin; dilapidated.
tumbledown cottages
Example sentencesExamples
- The streets are a hodgepodge of cheap housing next to restored buildings, interspersed with tumbledown shacks.
- This is more like the backwoods America of popular folklore, all tumbledown shacks and pick - up trucks.
- Three years ago we also bought an island with a tumbledown house off the Welsh coast.
- She and her sister Lucy were scrambling up a Ligurian hillside under the broiling Italian sun when they spotted a tumbledown house.
- I was sick to death of filming green fields and hedgerows and tumbledown barns.
- He bought the tumbledown Villa.
- Converting the tumbledown buildings could cost £2 million but he hopes to get help from outside organisations.
- Life in the tumbledown bathhouse seems hopelessly anachronistic.
- The programme will narrate the transformation of a tumbledown church into a striking home with a spectacular interior.
- After a very short stretch we came to a row of tumbledown shacks.
- Princess Grace's three children became owners of the tumbledown cottage after her death.
- These people live in tumbledown shacks which they share with whatever animals they may have.
- The court sat in a tumbledown building.
- Permission to develop the site is not a formality but the presence of tumbledown outbuildings is usually looked upon favourably.
- They live in tumbledown shacks.
- The number of tumbledown cottages and derelict properties for sale is going down and building costs are going up.
- In 1957, when the decision to restore them was taken, the tumbledown buildings were in a sorry state.
- A group of security men suddenly emerge from a tumbledown shack, guns thrown over their shoulders as casually as jackets.
- Due for auction on Wednesday, the future of the tumbledown structure now hangs in the balance.
- Once just a set of tumbledown cottages, this is now a retreat centre.
Synonyms
dilapidated, ramshackle, crumbling, falling to pieces, disintegrating, decaying, decrepit, broken-down, neglected, run down, in disrepair, uncared-for, badly maintained

单词	tumbledown
释义	Definition of tumbledown in English: tumbledown adjectiveˈtʌmb(ə)ldaʊnˈtəmbəlˌdaʊn (of a building or other structure) falling or fallen into ruin; dilapidated. tumbledown cottages Example sentencesExamples They live in tumbledown shacks. She and her sister Lucy were scrambling up a Ligurian hillside under the broiling Italian sun when they spotted a tumbledown house. The court sat in a tumbledown building. The programme will narrate the transformation of a tumbledown church into a striking home with a spectacular interior. Permission to develop the site is not a formality but the presence of tumbledown outbuildings is usually looked upon favourably. He bought the tumbledown Villa. Three years ago we also bought an island with a tumbledown house off the Welsh coast. This is more like the backwoods America of popular folklore, all tumbledown shacks and pick - up trucks. Due for auction on Wednesday, the future of the tumbledown structure now hangs in the balance. I was sick to death of filming green fields and hedgerows and tumbledown barns. Converting the tumbledown buildings could cost £2 million but he hopes to get help from outside organisations. A group of security men suddenly emerge from a tumbledown shack, guns thrown over their shoulders as casually as jackets. The streets are a hodgepodge of cheap housing next to restored buildings, interspersed with tumbledown shacks. Once just a set of tumbledown cottages, this is now a retreat centre. In 1957, when the decision to restore them was taken, the tumbledown buildings were in a sorry state. Life in the tumbledown bathhouse seems hopelessly anachronistic. Princess Grace's three children became owners of the tumbledown cottage after her death. The number of tumbledown cottages and derelict properties for sale is going down and building costs are going up. After a very short stretch we came to a row of tumbledown shacks. These people live in tumbledown shacks which they share with whatever animals they may have. Synonyms dilapidated, ramshackle, crumbling, falling to pieces, disintegrating, decaying, decrepit, broken-down, neglected, run down, in disrepair, uncared-for, badly maintained ruined, in ruins, derelict, gone to rack and ruin, ruinous rickety, shaky North American informal shacky Australian/New Zealand informal rumpty Definition of tumbledown in US English: tumbledown adjectiveˈtəmbəlˌdounˈtəmbəlˌdaʊn (of a building or other structure) falling or fallen into ruin; dilapidated. tumbledown cottages Example sentencesExamples The streets are a hodgepodge of cheap housing next to restored buildings, interspersed with tumbledown shacks. This is more like the backwoods America of popular folklore, all tumbledown shacks and pick - up trucks. Three years ago we also bought an island with a tumbledown house off the Welsh coast. She and her sister Lucy were scrambling up a Ligurian hillside under the broiling Italian sun when they spotted a tumbledown house. I was sick to death of filming green fields and hedgerows and tumbledown barns. He bought the tumbledown Villa. Converting the tumbledown buildings could cost £2 million but he hopes to get help from outside organisations. Life in the tumbledown bathhouse seems hopelessly anachronistic. The programme will narrate the transformation of a tumbledown church into a striking home with a spectacular interior. After a very short stretch we came to a row of tumbledown shacks. Princess Grace's three children became owners of the tumbledown cottage after her death. These people live in tumbledown shacks which they share with whatever animals they may have. The court sat in a tumbledown building. Permission to develop the site is not a formality but the presence of tumbledown outbuildings is usually looked upon favourably. They live in tumbledown shacks. The number of tumbledown cottages and derelict properties for sale is going down and building costs are going up. In 1957, when the decision to restore them was taken, the tumbledown buildings were in a sorry state. A group of security men suddenly emerge from a tumbledown shack, guns thrown over their shoulders as casually as jackets. Due for auction on Wednesday, the future of the tumbledown structure now hangs in the balance. Once just a set of tumbledown cottages, this is now a retreat centre. Synonyms dilapidated, ramshackle, crumbling, falling to pieces, disintegrating, decaying, decrepit, broken-down, neglected, run down, in disrepair, uncared-for, badly maintained
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