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    tumbledown
    /ˈtʌmbldaʊn/

    adjective

    • 1. (of a building or other structure) falling or fallen into ruin; dilapidated: "tumbledown cottages"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTUMBLEDOWN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    TUMBLEDOWN definition: 1. (of a building) in a very bad condition, especially in a state of decay: 2. (of a building) in…. Learn more.

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    Examples of tumbledown in a Sentence. lived alone on a tumbledown farm that had seen better days. Recent Examples on the Web All except a few dozen hardy souls who formed the historical society and began patching the scars of this tumbledown town.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTUMBLEDOWN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Definition of 'tumbledown' COBUILD frequency band. tumbledown. (tʌmbəldaʊn) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] A tumbledown building is in such a bad condition that it is partly falling down or has holes in it. Out walking alone she stumbled across a tumbledown farmhouse in a secluded valley.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTUMBLEDOWN | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    TUMBLEDOWN meaning: 1. (of a building) in a very bad condition, especially in a state of decay: 2. (of a building) in…. Learn more.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDefinition of 'tumble down' - Collins Online Dictionary

    Definition of 'tumble down' tumble down. British. phrasal verb. If a building tumbles down, it collapses or parts of it fall off, usually because it is old and no-one has taken care of it. The outer walls looked likely to tumble down in a stiff wind. [VERB PARTICLE] If the foundations are flawed the house will come tumbling down. [VERB PARTICLE]

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishtumbledown adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of tumbledown adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    Define tumbledown. tumbledown synonyms, tumbledown pronunciation, tumbledown translation, English dictionary definition of tumbledown. adj. Being in such bad repair as to seem in danger of collapsing; very dilapidated or rickety: a tumbledown shack.

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    Tumbledown definition: dilapidated; ruined; rundown. See examples of TUMBLEDOWN used in a sentence.

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    tumbledown meaning, definition, what is tumbledown: a tumbledown building is old and beginni...: Learn more.

  11. www.yourdictionary.com › tumbledownTumbledown Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

    Tumbledown definition: Being in such bad repair as to seem in danger of collapsing; very dilapidated or rickety.