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tumbledown

/ˈtʌmbəldaʊn/
tum · ble · down
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• adjective

1

Falling or fallen into ruin; dilapidated and appearing ready to collapse (typically used of a building or structure).

Example

"The hikers took shelter from the rain inside a tumbledown stone cottage at the edge of the woods."

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• Nearby Words

tumbes
tumbes river
tumble
tumbledown
tumbler
tumbleweed
tumbling

Word Origin & Etymology

Formed in the mid-19th century as a compound of the verb phrase 'tumble down', describing a structure that looks ready to collapse.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Tumbledown. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/tumbledown
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