rowed

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/ɹəʊd/Scotland/roːd/

adjective

Formed into a row, or rows; having a specified number of rows.

“a twelve-rowed ear of corn”

OriginEnglish row ← Middle English rewe ← Old English rǣw →
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Meanings

rowed1

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of row

rowed2

adjectiverowed (not comparable)
  1. not comparableFormed into a row, or rows; having a specified number of rows.

    a twelve-rowed ear of corn

Origin

rowed · verb

  1. Proto-Indo-European*Hreyk-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*Hréykō
  3. Proto-Germanic*rīgǭ
  4. Proto-Germanic*raigwō
  5. Proto-Germanic*raiwō
  6. Proto-West Germanic*raiwu
  7. Old Englishrǣw
  8. Middle Englishrewe
  9. Englishrow
  10. Englishrowed

From row (verb) + -ed.

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rowed · adjective

  1. Proto-Indo-European*Hreyk-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*Hréykō
  3. Proto-Germanic*rīgǭ
  4. Proto-Germanic*raigwō
  5. Proto-Germanic*raiwō
  6. Proto-West Germanic*raiwu
  7. Old Englishrǣw
  8. Middle Englishrewe
  9. Englishrow
  10. Englishrowed

From row (“line of objects or entries”) + -ed.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with rowed

allowedproudcrowdcloudloudaloudendowedMcleodstroudbowedvowedshrouddowddisallowedavowedploughedwowedcowedboudunbowedunallowedbecloudenshroudFort Macleod
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Sounds the same

roadrodeRhode (all not in Scotland)roadrodeRhode (all not in Scotland)

Anagrams

dowerRowde
Cite this entry
APA

rowed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rowed

MLA

“rowed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rowed. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rowed,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rowed.

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