Entry Word: row

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 a series of people or things arranged side by side <stood in a row to have their picture taken> <three rows of eight jelly beans equals 24 jelly beans>

Synonyms bank, rank

Related Words chain, column, cue, file, line, procession, queue, string, train; echelon, tier; array, sequence

2 a passage cleared for public vehicular travel <drive up Market Row and turn left> — see way 1
3 a rough and often noisy fight usually involving several people <a county fair that had a long history of bloody rows> — see brawl 1
4 a state of noisy, confused activity <the combination of drums and shouting contributed to the awful row> — see commotion
5 an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions <he had a row with his girlfriend yesterday, and now they arenʼt speaking> — see argument 1