tumble-down C2+ Topic:House & Home US /ˈtʌmbəlˌdaʊn/ UK /ˈtʌmbəldaʊn/ See IPA manual Freq #299370 Meanings 1 adj dilapidated, ramshackle, or in such poor condition that collapse seems likely Jim hid overnight in a tumble-down cooper's shop beside the river. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · dilapidated, ramshackle, or... dilapidatedramshackledecrepit More rickety ↔ Opposites sturdywell-maintained Word family Related forms tumbledowntumble Etymology From the verb phrase tumble down. The adjective imagines a neglected building as ready to fall or already partly collapsed; the closed spelling tumbledown is now also common. Topics House & Home External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # tumble-down **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈtʌmbəlˌdaʊn/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈtʌmbəldaʊn/ **Frequency rank:** 299370 ## Meanings 1. dilapidated, ramshackle, or in such poor condition that collapse seems likely ## Examples - Jim hid overnight in a tumble-down cooper's shop beside the river. ## Synonyms - dilapidated - ramshackle - decrepit - rickety ## Antonyms - sturdy - well-maintained ## Related Forms - tumbledown - tumble ## Etymology From the verb phrase tumble down. The adjective imagines a neglected building as ready to fall or already partly collapsed; the closed spelling tumbledown is now also common. ## Topics - House & Home markdown