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alley
alleya passage, a narrow back street: Our garage is off the back alley.
Not to be confused with:allay – soften, assuage: lay to rest or lull into a sense of security: She tried to allay her child’s fears.alloy – a lower-quality metal mixed with a more valuable one; to debase, impair, or adulterate; fusion, blend, composite: Coins are often alloys.ally – unify, join; a partner, friend, or confederate: Canada was our ally in World War II.al·ley 1 A0210300 (ăl′ē)n. pl. al·leys 1. A narrow street or passageway between or behind city buildings.2. A path between flower beds or trees in a garden or park.3. Sports a. A straight narrow course or track, especially a bowling alley.b. Either of the parallel lanes at the sides of a tennis court, which widen the inbounds area for doubles play.Idiom: up (one's) alley Informal Compatible with one's interests or qualifications: an assignment that is right up your alley.
[Middle English alei, from Old French alee, from aler, to walk, from Latin ambulāre; see ambulate.]
al·ley 2 A0210300 (ăl′ē)n. pl. al·leys Games A large playing marble, often used as the shooter.
[Short for alabaster.]alley (ˈælɪ) n1. a narrow lane or passage, esp one between or behind buildings2. (Bowls & Bowling) See bowling alley3. (Tennis) tennis chiefly US the space between the singles and doubles sidelines4. a walk in a park or garden, esp one lined with trees or bushes5. up one's alley down one's alley See street10[C14: from Old French alee, from aler to go, ultimately from Latin ambulāre to walk]
alley (ˈælɪ) n (Individual Sports, other than specified) a large playing marble[C18: shortened and changed from alabaster]al•ley1 (ˈæl i)
n., pl. -leys. 1. a passage, as behind a row of houses, permitting access from the street to backyards, garages, etc. 2. a narrow back street. 3. a walk, as in a garden, enclosed with hedges or shrubbery. 4. Bowling. a. a long, narrow, wooden lane or floor along which the ball is rolled. b. (often pl.) a building for bowling. c. bowling green. 5. Rare. an aisle. Idioms: (right) up or down one's alley, highly compatible with one's interests or abilities. [1350–1400; < Middle French alee walk, passage, derivative of feminine of ale, past participle of aler to walk] al•ley2 (ˈæl i)
n., pl. -leys. Northeastern U.S. 1. a large and choice playing marble. 2. any playing marble. [1710–20; probably al (abaster) + -y2, sp. to conform with alley1]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  alley - a narrow street with walls on both sidesalleyway, back streetstreet - a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings; "they walked the streets of the small town"; "he lives on Nassau Street" | | 2. |  alley - a lane down which a bowling ball is rolled toward pinsskittle alley, bowling alleybowling equipment - equipment used in bowlinglane - a well-defined track or path; for e.g. swimmers or lines of trafficfoul line - a line across a bowling alley that a bowler must not cross |
alleynoun passage, walk, lane, pathway, alleyway, passageway, backstreet He dragged her into an alley and tied her up.Translationsalley (ˈӕli) noun1. (often ˈalleyway) a narrow street in a city etc (usually not wide enough for vehicles). 小巷 小巷2. a long narrow area used for the games of bowling or skittles. a bowling alley. (保齡球)球道 （保龄球）球道 alley
alley catA derogatory term for a person (typically a woman) considered immoral or promiscuous, especially a prostitute. The term "tomcat" (or "tom cat," literally a male cat) is more common when referring to a man. I'd be wary of her. She's known around here as a bit of an alley cat.See also: alley, catback-alleyadjective Disreputable, unethical, squalid, and/or surreptitious. It is a modifier always used before a noun. I know a place that does back-alley dental work for a fraction of the normal cost, though, understandably, their results aren't always the best. The governor was found guilty of partaking in back-alley deals with local developers to secure costs lower than his budget.(right) down (one's) alleySomething that one is or would be very interested in. A variant of the more common phrase "(right) up (one's) alley." Lou loves baseball, so you should definitely invite him to a game—it would be right down his alley. I love science, so studying medicine is down my alley.See also: alley, downbe (right) down (one's) alleyTo be something that one is or would be very interested in. A variant of the more common phrase "be (right) up (one's) alley." Lou loves baseball, so you should definitely invite him to a game—it would be right down his alley. I love science, so studying medicine is down my alley.See also: alley, downa blind alleyA metaphorical path that leads nowhere; a dead end. After spending years trying to prove his hypothesis but failing to get the results he had hoped for, the physicist feared that he had wasted too much time heading down a blind alley.See also: alley, blindup (one's) alleySuited to one's interests. I really like Romantic poetry, so this class on John Keats is right up my alley. I'm sure Dave can fix your car—mechanical things like that are really up his alley.See also: alley, up(right) up (one's) alleyIdeally suited to one's interests. Anna loves watching movies, so I'm sure she'll go to the film festival with you—that's right up her alley.See also: alley, upbe up (one's) alleyTo be suited to or aligned with one's interests. I really like Romantic poetry, so this class on John Keats is right up my alley. I'm sure Dave can fix your car—mechanical things like that are up his alley.See also: alley, upback alleyA suspicious place known for the seedy or nefarious activities that happen there. Stay away from the back alley—I don't want you involved in any of the illegal activities that go on there.See also: alley, backback street1. A place or area that is regarded as unimportant or insignificant. But you'll get very little foot traffic if you open your shop on this back street.2. A suspicious place known for the seedy or nefarious activities that happen there. Stay away from the back streets—I don't want you involved in any of the illegal activities that go on there.See also: back, streetalley apple1. Horse manure. Watch out for alley apples on the trail—a lot of people ride horses there.2. A loose brick or rock found in the street. Look at all these alley apples—when are they going to repave the street?See also: alley, appleright down someone's alley and right up someone's alleyFig. ideally suited to one's interests or abilities. Skiing is right down my alley. I love it. This kind of thing is right up John's alley.See also: alley, down, right*up a blind alleyFig. at a dead end; on a route that leads nowhere. (*Typically:be ~; go ~.) I have been trying to find out something about my ancestors, but I'm up a blind alley. I can't find anything. The police are up a blind alley in their investigation of the crime.See also: alley, blind, upalley catA promiscuous woman; also, a person of loose morals. For example, She's constantly picking up men in bars-a real alley cat. This idiom transfers a stray cat that frequents alleys in search of food to a woman of easy virtue, especially a prostitute seeking customers. [Slang; early 1900s] See also: alley, catback alleysee under back street. See also: alley, backback streetAlso, back alley. A less prominent or inferior location; also, a scene of clandestine or illegal dealings. For example, The highway department is very slow to clear snow from the back streets, or Before they were made legal, abortions were often performed in back alleys. Although back street literally means "one away from the main or business area of a town or city," this term, from the early 1600s, became associated with underhanded dealings, and back alley, from the mid-1800s, is always used in this sense. See also: back, streetblind alleyA dead end; a position without hope of progress or success. For example, That line of questioning led the attorney up yet another blind alley. This term alludes to a street or alley that has no outlet at one end. [Mid-1800s] See also: alley, blindright up one's alleyAlso, right down one's alley. In one's specialty, to one's taste, as in Writing press releases is right up her alley, or He loved opera, so this program of arias was right down his alley. These idioms use alley in the sense of "one's own province," a usage dating from the early 1600s. [First half of 1900s] Also see cup of tea. See also: alley, right, upup one's alleysee under right up one's alley. See also: alley, upa blind alley COMMON A blind alley is a way of acting or thinking that is not effective and will not achieve progress. Sooner or later they will have to realize that this is a blind alley and that they need to rethink their own strategies. Did she regard teaching as a blind alley? Note: A blind alley is a street which is closed at one end. See also: alley, blindright up your alley mainly AMERICANIf something is right up your alley, it is the kind of thing you like or know about. This should be right up my alley but, despite the film's special effects, I found it rather boring. I thought this little problem would be right up your alley. Note: You can also say that something is right down your alley. I'll need whatever information you can turn up within the week. This case seems right down your alley. Note: The usual British expression is right up your street. See also: alley, right, upa blind alley a course of action that does not deliver any positive results. 1997 New Scientist The next person looking for the same information has to go through the process all over again—even if 1000 people have already been up the same blind alleys. See also: alley, blinda ˌblind ˈalley a course of action which has no useful result in the end: Our first experiment was a blind alley, but the second one gave us very promising results.A blind alley is a narrow passage that is closed at one end.See also: alley, blindalley apple1. n. a piece of horse manure. (see also road apple.) The route of the parade was littered with alley apples after about twenty minutes. 2. n. a brick or stone found in the rubble of the streets. Kelly kicked an alley apple so that it struck a garbage can with a crash. See also: alley, apple(right) up one’s alley mod. exactly one’s kind of thing; exactly what one is best equipped to do. It’s not exactly up my alley, but I’ll try it. See also: alley, right, upup one’s alley verbSee right up one’s alleySee also: alley, up up (one's) alley Informal Compatible with one's interests or qualifications: an assignment that is right up your alley.See also: alley, upblind alley, (up) aA dead end, either literally (a street or passage with only one entrance) or figuratively (a situation without hope of progress). The term dates from the sixteenth century.See also: blindright up one's alley, to beTo be in one’s particular specialty or to one’s precise taste. The word alley has long been used for one’s special province; Francis Bacon so used it in his essay Of Cunning (1612): “Such men . . . are good but in their own Alley.” Up one’s alley, however, is a twentieth-century turn of phrase. Margaret Carpenter used it in her novel Experiment Perilous (1943): “It isn’t up my alley at all.” See also not my cup of tea.See also: right, upLegalSeeAllyalley
alleyA path between buildings or behind buildings, usually with walls on both sides. See ALLY
See ALLYalley
Synonyms for alleynoun passageSynonyms- passage
- walk
- lane
- pathway
- alleyway
- passageway
- backstreet
Synonyms for alleynoun a narrow street with walls on both sidesSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a lane down which a bowling ball is rolled toward pinsSynonyms- skittle alley
- bowling alley
Related Words- bowling equipment
- lane
- foul line
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