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Definition of tumbledown adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

tumbledown

adjective
 
/ˈtʌmbldaʊn/
 
/ˈtʌmbldaʊn/
[usually before noun]
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  1. (of a building) old and in a poor condition so that it looks as if it is falling down synonym dilapidated
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryTumbledown is used with these nouns:
    • building
    • shack
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halfway
adverb
 
 
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