- tum|ble-down
- tum|ble-down «TUHM buhl DOWN», adjective.ready to fall down; not in good condition; dilapidated: »
a tumble-down shack.
SYNONYM(S): rickety, ramshackle.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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tum·ble·down — /ˈtʌmbəlˌdaʊn/ adj, always used before a noun of a building : in bad condition : ready to fall down a tumbledown [=dilapidated] shack … Useful english dictionary
tum|ble — «TUHM buhl», verb, bled, bling, noun. –v.i. 1. to fall headlong or in a helpless way, as from stumbling or violence; be precipitated: »The child tumbled down the stairs. 2. to fall prone; fall (down) to the ground. 3. to stumble by tripping (over … Useful english dictionary
tumble-down — tum′ble down adj. dilapidated; ruined; run down • Etymology: 1810–20 … From formal English to slang
Tumble-down — Tum ble down , a. Ready to fall; dilapidated; ruinous; as, a tumble down house. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tumbledown — tum|ble|down [ˈtʌmbəldaun] adj [only before noun] a tumbledown building is old and beginning to fall down ▪ a tumbledown cottage … Dictionary of contemporary English
tumbledown — tum|ble|down [ tʌmbl,daun ] adjective a tumbledown building is old and in bad condition … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tumbledown — [tum′bəldoun΄] adj. ready to tumble down; dilapidated * * * tum·ble·down (tŭmʹbəl doun ) adj. Being in such bad repair as to seem in danger of collapsing; very dilapidated or rickety: a tumbledown shack. * * * … Universalium
tumble — tum|ble1 [ tʌmbl ] verb intransitive 1. ) if a price or value tumbles, it suddenly becomes much lower: Unemployment tumbled to 5.6% in November. 2. ) if a building or other structure tumbles or tumbles down, it falls to the ground: It seemed that … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tumble — tum•ble [[t]ˈtʌm bəl[/t]] v. bled, bling, n. 1) to fall helplessly down, esp. headfirst 2) to roll end over end, as in falling 3) to fall or decline rapidly; drop: Prices on the stock exchange tumbled[/ex] 4) to perform gymnastic feats of skill,… … From formal English to slang
tumble — tum‧ble [ˈtʌmbl] verb [intransitive] JOURNALISM if prices, figures etc tumble, they go down suddenly and by a large amount: • Stock market prices have tumbled over the past week. tumble noun [countable usually singular] : • The announcement… … Financial and business terms
