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skid rows

skid rows is the plural of skid row.

Meaning of skid row

Noun

skid row (countable and uncountable, plural skid rows)

  1. (Canada, US, derogatory, informal) An especially dilapidated section of a city, characterized by abandoned or run-down buildings and vices such as drug dealing and prostitution, and frequented by homeless people.
    Synonyms:
    favela, skid road
  2. (Canada, US, figuratively, informal) A situation of great desperation or misfortune.

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Noun capitalized: Skid Rows

Skid Rows

  1. (plural) plural of Skid Row

Questions about skid rows

What is skid rows the plural of?
Skid rows is the plural of skid row.
What part of speech is skid rows?
Skid rows is a noun.

Words near skid rows in the dictionary

  1. skid mark
  2. skid marks
  3. skid road
  4. skid roads
  5. skid row
  6. skid rows
  7. skid trail
  8. skid-mark
  9. skid-marks
  10. skidaddle
  11. skidaddled

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