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route
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- pronunciation:
- rut
[or]
raUt
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Homophone Note
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a way, such as a road, by which persons travel or by which goods are shipped or delivered.
She walks to school by the same route through the neighbor's yard everyday.A trade route was established very early between India and Europe.The bus makes a lot stops along this route.- synonyms:
- course, path, road, way
- similar words:
- highway
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| definition 2: |
a specific highway.
We took route 80 all the way to New Jersey.- similar words:
- highway
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| definition 3: |
the usual area covered or the regular stops made by a salesperson, delivery person, or the like.
A dog bit him while he was walking his mail route.- synonyms:
- beat, circuit, round, territory
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| related words: |
access, beat, carry, channel, corridor, course, direction, lane, pass, passage, path, trail |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
routes, routing, routed |
| definition: |
to direct by way of a route.
That airline routes most of its flights through Philadelphia.- similar words:
- channel, chart, direct, dispatch
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| related words: |
address, channel |
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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.
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