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tumbledown Definition

tumble·down (-do̵un′)

adjective

ready to tumble down; dilapidated

tumbledown Synonyms

tumbledown

modif.

tumbledown Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • cottage: He dwelt in a humble tumbledown cottage in Bovey Tracey, to be exact in Church Street.
  • house: A little orphan girl lives with her cruel aunt in a rambling, tumbledown house.
  • building: Often a noise has come from the side of some tumbledown building.
  • barn: In fact, it looked a bit like a crumbling, tumbledown barn.
  • wall: The original field divisions can still be seen in many places as tumbledown walls of broken limestone.

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