road
- pronunciation:
- rod
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a long, narrow course, with a smooth surface for vehicles and people to travel on from one place to another; street.
The town built a new road from the park to the lake.- synonyms:
- highway, street
- similar words:
- drive, route, thoroughfare
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| definition 2: |
a way; course.
Many people feel that hard work is the road to success.- synonyms:
- path, way
- similar words:
- approach, course, route
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| related words: |
access, alley, avenue, lane, pass, passage, path, way |
The words
road and
rode (past tense of "ride") sound alike but have different meanings.