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road
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- pronunciation:
- rod
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A road is a hard, smooth surface for cars, buses, and trucks to travel on. Roads go through towns and also through the countryside. Highways, streets, and avenues are all types of roads.
My mom had to stop the car and let a deer cross the road in front of her.
- synonyms:
- highway, street
- similar words:
- drive, route
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| definition 2: |
A road is a way of reaching something, either good or bad.
Many people feel that hard work is the road to success.Their business seems to be on the road to failure.- synonyms:
- path, way
- similar words:
- approach, route
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| related words: |
access, alley, avenue, lane, pass, passage, path, way |
The words road and rode (past tense of "ride") sound alike but have different meanings.
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