Something that looks as if it might collapse any minute: “That old shed is certainly ________.”
| DILAPIDATED | 164 |
| RAMSHACKLE | 122 |
| RICKETY | 105 |
| ON ITS LAST LEGS | 92 |
| TUMBLEDOWN | 69 |
| READY TO FALL DOWN | 43 |
| FALLING DOWN | 34 |
| NR | 34 |
| FALLING APART | 32 |
| FALLING TO PIECES | 29 |
| RUN-DOWN | 27 |
| WRECK | 24 |
| READY TO FALL | 23 |
| SHAKY | 19 |
| RAMSHACKLEDY | 15 |
| ABOUT TO FALL DOWN | 13 |
| GOING TO FALL DOWN | 12 |
| HAD IT | 12 |
| WOBBLY | 11 |
| READY TO FALL IN | 9 |
| SEEN ITS BEST DAYS | 9 |
| GOING TO FALL | 7 |
| ON ITS LAST LEG | 7 |
| SHACKLY | 7 |
| FALLING TO STAVES | 6 |
| HAS HAD IT | 6 |
| IN BAD SHAPE | 6 |
| SHAMBLES | 6 |
| ABOUT TO FALL | 5 |
| RAMSHACKLED | 5 |
| READY TO COLLAPSE | 5 |
| READY TO FALL APART | 5 |
| READY TO GO | 5 |
| READY TO TUMBLE DOWN | 5 |
| TUMBLING DOWN | 5 |
| ABOUT TO COLLAPSE | 4 |
| BROKEN DOWN | 4 |
| DANGEROUS | 4 |
| DONE FOR | 4 |
| GOING TO CAVE IN | 4 |
| GOING TO COLLAPSE | 4 |
| HAS SEEN BETTER DAYS | 4 |
| HAS SEEN ITS BEST DAYS | 4 |
| READY TO FALL TO PIECES | 4 |
| SAGGING | 4 |
| SEEN ITS DAY | 4 |
| TOTTERING | 4 |
| WORN OUT | 4 |
| ABOUT HAD IT | 3 |
| ABOUT READY TO FALL DOWN | 3 |
| ABOUT TO CAVE IN | 3 |
| ABOUT TO TUMBLE DOWN | 3 |
| CAVING IN | 3 |
| DECREPIT | 3 |
| EYESORE | 3 |
| FLIMSY | 3 |
| GOING TO PIECES | 3 |
| HAD ITS DAY | 3 |
| LEANING | 3 |
| LOPSIDED | 3 |
| MESS | 3 |
| ON ITS LAST PINS | 3 |
| SEEN BETTER DAYS | 3 |
| TOTTERY | 3 |
| ABOUT READY TO COLLAPSE | 2 |
| ABOUT READY TO FALL | 2 |
| ABOUT READY TO FALL IN | 2 |
| BEYOND REPAIR | 2 |
| CATAWAMPUS | 2 |
| CRUMBLING | 2 |
| FALLING | 2 |
| GOING DOWN | 2 |
| GOING TO FALL APART | 2 |
| GOING TO FALL TO PIECES | 2 |
| GOING TO FOLD UP | 2 |
| HANGING BY A THREAD | 2 |
| HAS CERTAINLY HAD IT | 2 |
| HAS JUST ABOUT HAD IT | 2 |
| HAS SEEN ITS BETTER DAYS | 2 |
| HAS SEEN ITS DAY | 2 |
| IN BAD CONDITION | 2 |
| IN SHAMBLES | 2 |
| ON ITS WAY OUT | 2 |
| ON THE WAY DOWN | 2 |
| RACKETY | 2 |
| RAGGEDY | 2 |
| READY FOR THE JUNK HEAP | 2 |
| READY TO CAVE IN | 2 |
| READY TO TUMBLE | 2 |
| ROTTEN | 2 |
| SERVED ITS TIME | 2 |
| SHAKEY | 2 |
| SHAMBLE | 2 |
| SHOT | 2 |
| TRAP | 2 |
| UNSTEADY | 2 |
| ABOUT ALL DONE | 1 |
| ABOUT SHOT | 1 |
| ABOUT TO BREAK DOWN | 1 |
| ABOUT TO BUST | 1 |
| ABOUT TO DROP DOWN | 1 |
| ABOUT TO FALL APART | 1 |
| ABOUT TO FALL OVER | 1 |
| ABOUT TO FLOP | 1 |
| ABOUT TO GIVE UP THE GHOST | 1 |
| ABOUT TO GO DOWN | 1 |
| ALL BROKEN | 1 |
| ALL GONE | 1 |
| ALMOST GONE BY | 1 |
| ALMOST THROUGH | 1 |
| ANTIQUATED | 1 |
| APT TO FALL APART | 1 |
| BEEN BETTER DAYS | 1 |
| BREAKING DOWN | 1 |
| BROKE DOWN | 1 |
| BUSTED DOWN | 1 |
| COLLAPIDATED | 1 |
| COLLAPSED | 1 |
| COLLAPSING | 1 |
| CRUMMY-LOOKING | 1 |
| DETERIORATING | 1 |
| DILAPILATED | 1 |
| DONE IN | 1 |
| DONE ITS DO | 1 |
| DONE UP | 1 |
| DOWN AT THE MOUTH | 1 |
| FALLING ALL TO PIECES | 1 |
| FALLING APART AT THE SEAMS | 1 |
| FALLING IN | 1 |
| FALLING ON ITSELF | 1 |
| FIXING TO FALL DOWN | 1 |
| FIXING TO TUMBLE | 1 |
| FIXING TO TUMBLE DOWN | 1 |
| FOLDING UP | 1 |
| FOULED UP | 1 |
| FRAGILE | 1 |
| GETTING DANGEROUS | 1 |
| GETTING READY TO FALL | 1 |
| GETTING TIRED | 1 |
| GETTING WEAK-KNEED | 1 |
| GOING DOWN THE HILL | 1 |
| GOING KAPUT | 1 |
| GOING TO CRASH | 1 |
| GOING TO FOLD UP LIKE AN ARAB’S TENT | 1 |
| GOING TO GO BOOM | 1 |
| GOING TO STAVES | 1 |
| GOING TO THE BAD | 1 |
| GOING TO TUMBLE DOWN | 1 |
| GOING UNDER | 1 |
| GONE TO PIECES | 1 |
| GONE TO POT | 1 |
| GONE TO RUIN | 1 |
| GONE TO THE DOGS | 1 |
| GONE TO WRECK | 1 |
| GONER | 1 |
| HAD ITS BETTER DAYS | 1 |
| HAD THE COURSE | 1 |
| HAS ABOUT HAD IT | 1 |
| HAS HAD ITS LAST DAYS | 1 |
| HAS SEEN ITS DAYS | 1 |
| HAS SEEN ITS LAST DAYS | 1 |
| HAS SERVED ITS DAYS | 1 |
| HAS THREE SHEETS IN THE WIND | 1 |
| HAVE SEEN ITS DAYS | 1 |
| HAYWIRE | 1 |
| IN A BAD FIX | 1 |
| IN A BAD WAY | 1 |
| IN A LAPIDATED CONDITION | 1 |
| IN A SAD SHAPE | 1 |
| IN DECAY | 1 |
| IN HARD SHAPE | 1 |
| IN ITS LAST STAGES | 1 |
| IN POOR CONDITION | 1 |
| IN RAMSHACKLE SHAPE | 1 |
| IN ROUGH SHAPE | 1 |
| IN RUIN | 1 |
| IN SAD SHAPE | 1 |
| IN TOUGH SHAPE | 1 |
| IN TUMBLE-DOWN CONDITION | 1 |
| JACKED | 1 |
| JELAPIDATED | 1 |
| JUNKY | 1 |
| LEANING LOW | 1 |
| LEANING OVER TOWARDS (NEIGHBORS) | 1 |
| LEANING TOGETHER | 1 |
| LEANING TOWARD (NEIGHBORS) | 1 |
| LIABLE TO BREAK DOWN | 1 |
| LIABLE TO FALL DOWN | 1 |
| LIKE A ONE-HORSE SHAY | 1 |
| LOOK LIKE IT’S GOING TO FALL | 1 |
| LOOKING DANGEROUS TO ME | 1 |
| LOOKS LIKE IT MIGHT COME DOWN | 1 |
| LOOKS LIKE IT WILL FALL | 1 |
| LOOKS LIKE YOU COULD KNOCK IT DOWN WITH A FEATHER | 1 |
| MIGHTY WEAK | 1 |
| NO GOOD | 1 |
| NOT LONG FOR THIS WORLD | 1 |
| NOT SAFE | 1 |
| NOTHING BUT A SHACK | 1 |
| OLD AND DE-SOMETHING | 1 |
| ON ITS LAST PEGS | 1 |
| ON ITS WAY | 1 |
| ON THE BUM | 1 |
| ON THE ROCK | 1 |
| ON THE VERGE OF COLLAPSE | 1 |
| ON THE WAY OUT | 1 |
| OVER THE HILL | 1 |
| PRETTY ROCKY | 1 |
| RACK | 1 |
| RACKILY | 1 |
| RAMSHACKLY | 1 |
| RATTLE-TRAP | 1 |
| RATTY | 1 |
| READY TO BE HAULED AWAY | 1 |
| READY TO BLOW OVER | 1 |
| READY TO CALVE | 1 |
| READY TO COME DOWN | 1 |
| READY TO COME TO PIECES | 1 |
| READY TO FALLING DOWN | 1 |
| READY TO GO LIKE THE ONE-HORSE SHAY | 1 |
| READY TO GO TO PIECES | 1 |
| READY TO LAY DOWN | 1 |
| READY TO SLIDE IN ON YOU | 1 |
| READY TO TOPPLE OVER | 1 |
| RICKETY-LOOKING | 1 |
| RICKLETY | 1 |
| RICKY-RACKY | 1 |
| RIMRECKED | 1 |
| ROTTED DOWN | 1 |
| ROTTED OUT | 1 |
| ROTTING DOWN | 1 |
| SEEN ITS BEST DAY | 1 |
| SEEN ITS LAST | 1 |
| SEEN ITS LAST DAYS | 1 |
| SERVED ITS DAY | 1 |
| SHABBY | 1 |
| SHACK | 1 |
| SHACKELTY | 1 |
| SHACKLEDY | 1 |
| SHAKEN | 1 |
| SHODDY | 1 |
| STANDING ON ITS LAST LEG | 1 |
| TEETERING | 1 |
| THREE SHEETS TO THE WIND | 1 |
| TOP-HEAVY | 1 |
| TOPPLED OVER | 1 |
| TOPSY-TURVY | 1 |
| TORE UP | 1 |
| UNSTABLE | 1 |
| WEAK | 1 |
| WEATHER-BEAT | 1 |
| WHOMPER-JAWED | 1 |
| WIGGLY | 1 |
| WOBBLING | 1 |
| WORSE FOR WEAR | 1 |
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