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Meaning of "alley" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ALLEY

From Old French alee, from aler to go, ultimately from Latin ambulāre to walk.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ALLEY

alley  [ˈælɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ALLEY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Alley is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ALLEY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

alley

Alley

An alley or alleyway is a narrow lane, path, or passage way, often for pedestrians only, which usually runs between or behind buildings in the older parts of towns and cities. The origin of the word alley is late Middle English: from Old French alee ‘walking or passage,’ from aler ‘go,’ from Latin ambulare ‘to walk’.

Definition of alley in the English dictionary

The first definition of alley in the dictionary is a narrow lane or passage, esp one between or behind buildings. Other definition of alley is the space between the singles and doubles sidelines. Alley is also a walk in a park or garden, esp one lined with trees or bushes.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ALLEY


back-alley
ˈbækˌælɪ
bally
ˈbælɪ
challis
ˈʃælɪ
dally
ˈdælɪ
dilly-dally
ˌdɪlɪˈdælɪ
galley
ˈɡælɪ
Halley
ˈhælɪ
kali
ˈkælɪ
pally
ˈpælɪ
rally
ˈrælɪ
reveille
rɪˈvælɪ
sallee
ˈsælɪ
sally
ˈsælɪ
scally
ˈskælɪ
shalli
ˈʃælɪ
tally
ˈtælɪ
trevally
trɪˈvælɪ
valley
ˈvælɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ALLEY

allergenicity
allergic
allergic rhinitis
allergies
allergin
allergist
allergy
allerion
allethrin
alleviant
alleviate
alleviation
alleviative
alleviator
alleviatory
alley cat
alley gate
alleycat
alleyed
alleyway

WORDS THAT END LIKE ALLEY

Alpine Valley
back alley
blind alley
bowling alley
Death Valley
dry valley
Great Rift Valley
gulley
half-volley
lilies of the valley
lily of the valley
pulley
rift valley
Shelley
Silicon Valley
Tilley
tolley
trolley
volley
Woolley

Synonyms and antonyms of alley in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ALLEY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «alley» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of alley

Translation of «alley» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ALLEY

Find out the translation of alley to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of alley from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «alley» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

胡同
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

callejón
570 millions of speakers

English

alley
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गली
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

زُقَاق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

аллея
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

viela
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সরু গলি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

allée
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lorong
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gasse
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

路地
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

골목
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngõ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சந்து
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गल्ली
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

geçit
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vicolo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

uliczka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

алея
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

alee
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δρομάκι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stegie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gränd
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bakgate
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of alley

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ALLEY»

The term «alley» is very widely used and occupies the 10.906 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ALLEY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about alley

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10 QUOTES WITH «ALLEY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word alley.
1
Rodney Atkins
The energy of college football rivals that of a live performance for me. I am an extremely analytical guy and predicting these games is right up my alley, especially with a little luck thrown in. It is even more fun when I am winning and I have to say, I have fared quite well in my predictions.
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Lisa Edelstein
Decades ago, women suffered through horrifying back-alley abortions. Or, they used dangerous methods when they had no other recourse. So when the Republican Party launched an all-out assault on women's health, pushing bills to limit access to vital services, we had to ask: Why is the GOP trying to send women back... to the back alley?
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Gilbert Gottfried
I always wish the hotels were like they are in movies and TV shows, where if you're in Paris, right outside your window is the Eiffel Tower. In Egypt, the pyramids are right there. In the movies, every hotel has a monument right outside your window. My hotel rooms overlook the garbage dumpster in the back alley.
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Tony Hawk
I started skating when I was about 10 years old. It was in an alleyway. I picked up my brother's skateboard and stood on it. I started to roll down the alley, and I yelled at my brother asking him how I turn the thing. At the end of the alley, I just jumped off, picked up the board and physically turned it around.
5
Tracy Hickman
'Wayne of Gotham' is very much a father-and-son exploration. We've always seen Thomas Wayne through the years as this figure carved in marble; this perfect man. The only thing we really know about is that he died in that alley outside of a theater. But every son has to confront the reality of his father at some point in his life.
6
Jane Kaczmarek
I grew up playing in an alley on the south side of Milwaukee.
7
Florence King
Time has lost all meaning in that nightmare alley of the Western world known as the American mind.
8
Shane Koyczan
Opera is the original marriage of words and music, and there's a theatre element, a dramatic element. It's right up my alley.
9
Queen Latifah
Fear can be good when you're walking past an alley at night or when you need to check the locks on your doors before you go to bed, but it's not good when you have a goal and you're fearful of obstacles. We often get trapped by our fears, but anyone who has had success has failed before.
10
Jason Lewis
It was easy to get the offers for the good-looking vapid dude. I guess that's my power alley.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ALLEY»

Discover the use of alley in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to alley and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Tornado Alley: Monster Storms of the Great Plains
Details the history of the study of tornadoes and the thunderstorms that spawn them, and documents encounters with tornadoes
Howard B. Bluestein, 2006
2
Pirate Alley: A Novel
Grafton and Carmellini are back and joined by the Navy SEALs to battle terrorists on the high seas in Pirate Alley, an action-packed tale by New York Times bestseller Stephen Coonts A luxurious vacation cruise to the exotic locales of the ...
Stephen Coonts, 2013
3
The Art of Men (I Prefer Mine al Dente)
In this collection of linked essays that’s both hilarious and poignant in turns, Kirstie chronicles all the good, the bad, and the ugly men who have influenced and guided her.
Kirstie Alley, 2012
4
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley begins with an extraordinary description of a freak-show geek—alcoholic and abject and the object of the voyeuristic crowd’s gleeful disgust and derision—going about his work at a county fair.
William Lindsay Gresham, 2011
5
Tin Pan Alley: An Encyclopedia of the Golden Age of American ...
For nearly a century, New York's famous "Tin Pan Alley" was the center of popular music publishing in this country.
David A. Jasen, 2003
6
Back-alley Banking: Private Entrepreneurs in China
Back-Alley Banking includes lively biographical sketches of individual entrepreneurs; telling quotations from official documents, policy statements, and newspaper accounts; and interviews with a wide variety of women and men who give vivid ...
Kellee S. Tsai, 2004
7
The Alley
From the bestselling author of Ginger Pye comes the story of a little girl whose eyes are always open to the beauty of the world that surrounds her.
Eleanor Estes, 2003
8
American Popular Music: The nineteenth century and Tin Pan Alley
Beginning with the emergence of commercial American music in the nineteenth century, Volume 1 includes essays on the major performers, composers, media, and movements that shaped our musical culture before rock and roll.
Timothy E. Scheurer, 1989
9
Midnight Alley: The Morganville Vampires
To what end, Claire will find out. And it's giving night school a whole new meaning. Watch a Windows Media trailer for this book.
Rachel Caine, 2007
10
Across the Alley
Jewish Abe's grandfather wants him to be a violinist while African-American Wille's father plans for him to be a great baseball pitcher, but it turns out that the two boys are more talented when they switch hobbies.
Richard Michelson, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ALLEY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term alley is used in the context of the following news items.
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Shooting in alley near Beale injures one - The Commercial Appeal
The shooting was reported at 9:52 in the alley on the south side of Beale between Second and Third, Lt. Paul Tucker said. A male victim was ... «Memphis Commercial Appeal, Jul 15»
2
The business of bowling: Alley owners facing changing industry …
Whether they sell or soldier on, bowling alley owners are faced with the reality that the industry has changed. No one knows this better than ... «News Sentinel, Jul 15»
3
Yankees 1, Rays 8: Best pretend this game never … - Pinstripe Alley
The Yankees couldn't clinch the sweep today, dropping the third game of this series to the Tampa Bay Rays in a game that might be best ... «Pinstripe Alley, Jul 15»
4
Automation Alley Invests In Local Start Ups
TROY (CBS Detroit) – Automation Alley has invested $75,000 from the Automation Alley Pre-Seed Fund in Civionics of Ann Arbor and ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»
5
Dogs, beer to join mix of businesses along Automobile Alley near …
Add a dog day care, a brewpub and taproom to the list of new attractions set to open in the once desolate area along the railroad tracks that ... «NewsOK.com, Jul 15»
6
RICK SMITH: Remembering the city's alleys and Walking John - San …
Everyone would eventually throw something into the trash can in the alley, and some of us would pick up whatever we could find. «San Angelo Standard Times, Jul 15»
7
Practical back alley or cottage dock? Waterfront debate splits …
Broadly speaking, should the lakeshore be more like a back alley or a cottage dock? Cheap and functional, and mostly used for transportation? «Toronto Star, Jul 15»
8
Back Alley Productions to host auditions for The Great Gatsby July …
Back Alley Productions will host auditions for the F. Scott Fitzgerald classic “The Great Gatsby,” Monday and Tuesday, July 27-28, from 6-9 p.m. ... «Northwest Georgia News, Jul 15»
9
Alley Boy Addresses Relationship With Master P
With Alley Boy's Definition Of Fuck Shit 3 mixtape scheduled for release on July 20, the Atlanta, Georgia rapper returned to his hometown to ... «HipHopDX, Jul 15»
10
Jalen Brunson lobs alley-oop to Terrance Ferguson in USA …
Incoming Villanova point guard Jalen Brunson has been one of the top performers at the FIBA U19 World Championships in Heralikon, Crete, ... «NBCSports.com, Jul 15»

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