tumbledown
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tum·ble·down
(tŭm′bəl-doun′)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
(ˈtʌmbəlˌdaʊn)adj
falling to pieces; dilapidated; crumbling
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tumbledown
adjective dilapidated, ruined, crumbling, shaky, disintegrating, tottering, ramshackle, rickety, decrepit, falling to pieces bare hills and dusty tumbledown villages
firm, sound, solid, stable, substantial, sturdy, durable, well-kept
firm, sound, solid, stable, substantial, sturdy, durable, well-kept
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tumbledown
adjectiveFalling to ruin:
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tumbledown
[ˈtʌmbəldaʊn] adj [house, cottage] → délabré(e)tumble-dry [ˌtʌmbəlˈdraɪ] vt → faire sécher dans le sèche-lingetumble dryer tumble drier n → sèche-linge mCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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