rower

Variant of row

row definition

row (rō)

noun

  1. a number of people or things arranged so as to form a line, esp. a straight line
  2. any of a series of such horizontal lines in parallel, as of seats in a theater or airplane, corn in a field, etc.
  3. a street with a line of buildings on either side, specif. one with occupants or establishments of a specified kind fraternity row

Etymology: ME rowe < OE ræw, akin to Ger reihe < IE base *rei-, to tear, split > rive, reap

transitive verb

to arrange or put in a row or rows
row Idioms

hard row to hoe

or long row to hoe☆
anything difficult or wearisome to do

in a row

in succession; consecutively

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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