Alley
21alley — See: blind alley, down one s alley or up one s alley …
22alley — alley1 /al ee/, n., pl. alleys. 1. a passage, as through a continuous row of houses, permitting access from the street to backyards, garages, etc. 2. a narrow back street. 3. a walk, as in a garden, enclosed with hedges or shrubbery. 4. Bowling.… …
23alley — noun a) A narrow street, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots or buildings. The parking lot to my friends apartment building is in the alley. b) The area between the outfielders, the gap. He hit one deep… …
24Alley — 1) n forte ( It s right up my alley ); 2) two up school, run on organised lines and under strict control; 3) horseracing position at the barrier, drawn by a horse for a race: He went to the front from a wide alley ; 4) large playing marble …
25alley — [[t]æ̱li[/t]] alleys N COUNT An alley is a narrow passage or street with buildings or walls on both sides. → See also , bowling alley Syn: alleyway …
26alley — noun he disappeared down an alley on his motorbike Syn: passage, passageway, alleyway, back alley, back lane, laneway, backstreet, lane, path, pathway, walk, allée …
27alley — A narrow way in a town or city for the convenience of the owner of property abutting thereon and of the persons who visit him. 25 Am J1st High § 8. At times, a highway. Chicago Motor Coach Co. v Chicago, 337 Ill 200, 169 NE 22, 66 ALR 834. At… …
28alley — 1. n. (pl. eys) 1 (also alley way) a a narrow street. b a narrow passageway, esp. between or behind buildings. 2 a path or walk in a park or garden. 3 an enclosure for skittles, bowling, etc. 4 (in lawn tennis) either of the two side strips of a… …
29alley — Synonyms and related words: Autobahn, US highway, access, aisle, alleyway, ambulatory, aperture, arcade, arterial, arterial highway, arterial street, artery, autoroute, autostrada, avenue, belt highway, blind alley, boulevard, bypass, byway,… …
30alley — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. passage, lane, walk. See opening, sports. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. back street, lane, rear way; see road 1 . • up or [m1]• down one s alley, Syn. suited to one s abilities, suited to one s tastes,… …
