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al·ley1
 alley1
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- pronunciation:
- ae
li
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
alleys |
| definition 1: |
a narrow street or passage between or behind buildings, esp. in a city.
- synonyms:
- alleyway, lane
- similar words:
- byway, passage, passageway, road, street
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| definition 2: |
a narrow lane giving access to the area behind a row of houses.
- synonyms:
- alleyway, lane
- similar words:
- corridor, passage, road
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| definition 3: |
a path or walkway between garden beds, trees, or other landscape elements, as in a park.
- synonyms:
- mall, path, walk, walkway
- similar words:
- footpath, passage, passageway, promenade
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| definition 4: |
a bowling lane.
- synonyms:
- bowling alley, lane
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| definition 5: |
the space between the two outer sets of lines on each side of a tennis court, used only in doubles.
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| related words: |
aisle, by-path, lane, thoroughfare |
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