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Alley word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "alley" word

[noun] a narrow street with walls on both sides
[noun] a lane down which a bowling ball is rolled toward pins
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\Al"ley\, n.; pl. {Alleys}. [OE. aley, alley, OF. al['e]e, F. all['e]e, 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. --Milton. 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.
\Al"ley\, n.; pl. {Alleys}. [A contraction of alabaster, of which it was originally made.] A choice taw or marble. --Dickens.

Synonyms for alley

alleyway, back street, bowling alley, skittle alley

See also: lane | street |

Related terms: aperture, causey, channel, circumferential, county road, covered way, expressway, ford, highroad, highways and byways, interstate highway, outlet, portico, primary highway, railroad tunnel, roadway, secondary road, speedway, terrace, through street, toll road, underpass

The fun area, different aproach to word »alley«

Let's analyse "alley" as pure text. This string has Five letters in Two syllables and Two vowels (In our algorithm Y is not counted as vowel, but in English language, sometimes it sounds like one). 40% of vowels is 1.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: YELLA. Average typing speed for these characters is 1430 milliseconds. [info]

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Morse code: .- .-.. .-.. . -.--

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: alley: 1 + 5 = 6, reduced: 6 (or 4 if Y is vowel too). and the final result is Six.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: alley: 1 + 3 + 3 + 5 + 7 = 19, reduced: 1, and the final result is One.

Tarot cards

Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
A (1) 1 Magician Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
E (1) 5 Hierophant Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
L (2) 12 Hanged Man Leader, Teacher, Healer, Decisive
Y (1) 25 Knight of Wands Brave, Daring, Bold, Charismatic, Brash

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