alley

[al·ley]

An alley is a narrow street with walls or buildings on both sides, like the dark alley everyone warns you not to walk down alone.

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A narrow passage; especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes; a bordered way.

Noun
a narrow street with walls on both sides

Noun
a lane down which a bowling ball is rolled toward pins

n.
A narrow passage; especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes; a bordered way.

n.
A narrow passage or way in a city, as distinct from a public street.

n.
A passageway between rows of pews in a church.

n.
Any passage having the entrance represented as wider than the exit, so as to give the appearance of length.

n.
The space between two rows of compositors' stands in a printing office.

n.
A choice taw or marble.

Alley

Al"ley , n.; pl. Alleys . [OE. aley, alley, OF. al'82e, F. all'82e, a going, passage, fr. OE. aler, F. aller, to go; of uncertain origin: cf. Prov. anar, It. andare, Sp. andar.] 1. A narrow passage; especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes; a bordered way.

I know each lane and every alley green.

2. A narrow passage or way in a city, as distinct from a public street. Gay. 3. A passageway between rows of pews in a church. 4. (Persp.) Any passage having the entrance represented as wider than the exit, so as to give the appearance of length. 5. The space between two rows of compositors' stands in a printing office.

Alley

Al"ley, n.; pl. Alleys . [A contraction of alabaster, of which it was originally made.] A choice taw or marble. Dickens.

A narrow passage; especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes; a bordered way.

A choice taw or marble.

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Usage Examples

I'm a big fan of Courtney Love. I love Hole and I love her acting and I love her attitude. I just hope I never meet her in a dark alley.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Having children is like having a bowling alley installed in your brain.