ROUTE Synonyms
There are 7 hypernyms of the word route. (close relations)
Definition of ROUTE
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path | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a course of conduct • a way especially designed for a particular use • an established line of travel or access • a line or route along which something travels or moves | ||||||||
road | nounn | |||||||
noun • an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation • a way or means to achieve something | ||||||||
alley | nounn | |||||||
noun • a narrow street with walls on both sides • a lane down which a bowling ball is rolled toward pins | ||||||||
alleyway | nounn | |||||||
noun • a narrow street with walls on both sides | ||||||||
avenue | nounn | |||||||
noun • a line of approach • a wide street or thoroughfare | ||||||||
boulevard | nounn | |||||||
noun • a wide street or thoroughfare | ||||||||
byway | nounn | |||||||
noun • a side road little traveled (as in the countryside) | ||||||||
corridor | nounn | |||||||
noun • an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it | ||||||||
course | nounn | |||||||
noun • education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings • a connected series of events or actions or developments • general line of orientation • a mode of action • a line or route along which something travels or moves • a body of students who are taught together • part of a meal served at one time • (construction) a layer of masonry • facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport adverb • as might be expected verb • move swiftly through or over • move along, of liquids • hunt with hounds | ||||||||
drive | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of applying force to propel something • a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine • a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end • a road leading up to a private house • the trait of being highly motivated • hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver • the act of driving a herd of animals overland • a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile) • a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire • (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium • a wide scenic road planted with trees • (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash) verb • operate or control a vehicle • travel or be transported in a vehicle • cause someone or something to move by driving • force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically • to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly • cause to move back by force or influence • compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment • push, propel, or press with force • cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force • strive and make an effort to reach a goal • move into a desired direction of discourse • have certain properties when driven • work as a driver • move by being propelled by a force • urge forward • proceed along in a vehicle • strike with a driver, as in teeing off • hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally • excavate horizontally • cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling • (hunting) search for game • (hunting) chase from cover into more open ground | ||||||||
expressway | nounn | |||||||
noun • a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic | ||||||||
freeway | nounn | |||||||
noun • a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic | ||||||||
highway | nounn | |||||||
noun • a major road for any form of motor transport | ||||||||
interstate | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • involving and relating to the mutual relations of states especially of the United States noun • one of the system of highways linking major cities in the 48 contiguous states of the United States | ||||||||
lane | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a narrow way or road • a well-defined track or path; for e.g. swimmers or lines of traffic | ||||||||
parkway | nounn | |||||||
noun • a wide scenic road planted with trees | ||||||||
passage | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of passing from one state or place to the next • a section of text; particularly a section of medium length • a way through or along which someone or something may pass • the passing of a law by a legislative body • a journey usually by ship • a short section of a musical composition • a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass • a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another • the motion of one object relative to another • the act of passing something to another person | ||||||||
street | nounn | |||||||
noun • a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings • the part of a thoroughfare between the sidewalks; the part of the thoroughfare on which vehicles travel • the streets of a city viewed as a depressed environment in which there is poverty and crime and prostitution and dereliction • a situation offering opportunities • people living or working on the same street | ||||||||
thoroughfare | nounn | |||||||
noun • a public road from one place to another | ||||||||
throughway | nounn | |||||||
noun • a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic | ||||||||