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ALLEY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A narrow street with walls on both sides
Synonyms:
alley; alleyway; back street
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("alley" is a kind of...):
street (a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A lane down which a bowling ball is rolled toward pins
Synonyms:
alley; bowling alley; skittle alley
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("alley" is a kind of...):
lane (a well-defined track or path; for e.g. swimmers or lines of traffic)
Meronyms (parts of "alley"):
foul line (a line across a bowling alley that a bowler must not cross)
Holonyms ("alley" is a part of...):
bowling equipment (equipment used in bowling)
Context examples:
They were running along a narrow alley flanked on either side by a growth of young spruce.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
Upper Swandam Lane is a vile alley lurking behind the high wharves which line the north side of the river to the east of London Bridge.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Came the day when he dragged himself into the Enquirer alley, and there was no Cheese-Face.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
There were other run-ways and alleys where rabbits were hanging in the air, and the wolf-pair prospected them all, the she-wolf leading the way, old One Eye following and observant, learning the method of robbing snares—a knowledge destined to stand him in good stead in the days to come.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
It is my belief, Watson, founded upon my experience, that the lowest and vilest alleys in London do not present a more dreadful record of sin than does the smiling and beautiful countryside.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Next, he saw a narrow alley, between ramshackle frame buildings.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
Thus, he unified the universe and held it up and looked at it, or wandered through its byways and alleys and jungles, not as a terrified traveller in the thick of mysteries seeking an unknown goal, but observing and charting and becoming familiar with all there was to know.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
And so he dragged himself to the Enquirer alley, sick in body and soul, but learning the long patience, to confront his eternal enemy, Cheese- Face, who was just as sick as he, and just a bit willing to quit if it were not for the gang of newsboys that looked on and made pride painful and necessary.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
This reminded me that I had forgotten to tell my Finn to come back so I drove into West Egg Village to search for her among soggy white-washed alleys and to buy some cups and lemons and flowers.
(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)
