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route

route

 
 
pronunciation:
rut [or] raUt
parts of speech:
noun, verb
features:
Word Combinations (noun, verb), Homophone Note
part of speech: noun
definition 1: a particular way of getting from one place to another; course.
The bus travels a different route now than it used to.
synonyms:
course, path, road, way
definition 2: a specific highway.
They took route 80 all the way from Chicago to New York.
similar words:
highway
definition 3: the usual path and series of stops that are made by a person who is selling or delivering something to customers in different places.
The house with the big dog is the scariest stop on the mail carrier's route.
synonyms:
beat, circuit, round
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part of speech: verb
inflections: routes, routing, routed
definition: to send or direct by a certain route.
The company routed our package through Dallas, so it arrived late.
similar words:
chart, direct, dispatch
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Homophone Note
Some people say route and root (a part of a plant) in exactly the same way. Others say route so that it sounds just like rout (to drive out). Whichever way you say it, remember how it's spelled.