Alley
Meaning of Alley
noun
- a narrow passageway between or behind buildings.
he took a short cut along an alley
there were a few muggings in the backstreets and alleys
late Middle English: from Old French alee ‘walking or passage’, from aler ‘go’, from Latin ambulare ‘to walk’.
noun
a toy marble made of marble, alabaster, or glass.
early 18th century: perhaps a diminutive of alabaster.
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Hyphenation of Alley
Al-ley
- It consists of 2 syllables and 5 chars.
- Alley is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
Alley synonyms
Meaning alleyway:
Meaning a narrow way allowing access between buildings or to different rooms within a building; a passageway:
Meaning a long, narrow way, typically having walls either side, that allows access between buildings or to different rooms within a building:
Meaning a minor street away from the main roads:
Meaning a narrow road, especially in a rural area:
Meaning a way or track laid down for walking or made by continual treading:
Meaning a track that constitutes or serves as a path:
Meaning a path:
Meaning a long passage in a building from which doors lead into rooms:
Meaning a passage between rows of seats in a building such as a church or theatre, an aircraft, or train:
Meaning a covered passage with arches along one or both sides:
Meaning a narrow passage between buildings; an alley:
Meaning a narrow passage between houses; an alleyway:
Meaning (in Sussex) a narrow path or passage between two walls or hedges:
Meaning a narrow passage or path between two walls or hedges:
Meaning a narrow lane or passage between buildings; an alley:
Meaning a narrow street or alley:
Meaning a ravine formed by the action of water:
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Words that rhyme with Alley
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