STREET Synonyms
There are 21 hypernyms of the word street. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for STREET
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alley | nounn | |||||||
noun • a narrow street with walls on both sides • a lane down which a bowling ball is rolled toward pins | ||||||||
avenue | nounn | |||||||
noun • a line of approach • a wide street or thoroughfare | ||||||||
boulevard | nounn | |||||||
noun • a wide street or thoroughfare | ||||||||
court | nounn | |||||||
noun • an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business • Australian woman tennis player who won many major championships (born in 1947) • a room in which a law court sits • the sovereign and his advisers who are the governing power of a state • a specially marked horizontal area within which a game is played • the family and retinue of a sovereign or prince • a hotel for motorists; provides direct access from rooms to parking area • the residence of a sovereign or nobleman • an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings • respectful deference verb • make amorous advances towards • seek someone's favor • engage in social activities leading to marriage | ||||||||
crescent | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters adjective satellite • resembling the new moon in shape | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
highway | nounn | |||||||
noun • a major road for any form of motor transport | ||||||||
lane | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a narrow way or road • a well-defined track or path; for e.g. swimmers or lines of traffic | ||||||||
road | nounn | |||||||
noun • an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation • a way or means to achieve something | ||||||||
thoroughfare | nounn | |||||||
noun • a public road from one place to another | ||||||||
way | adverb, nounadv, n | |||||||
noun • how something is done or how it happens • to have the ability to produce a particular effect or achieve an end • a line leading to a place or point • the condition of things generally • a course of conduct • any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another • a journey or passage • space for movement • the property of distance in general • doing as one pleases or chooses • a general category of things; used in the expression `in the way of' • a portion of something divided into shares adverb • to a great degree or by a great distance; very much (`right smart' is regional in the United States) |