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road |
Grep of noun road access road arterial road bridle road broad byroad cartroad crossroad elevated railroad highroad inroad main road on the road post road private road railroad ring road road road agent road builder road construction road game road gang road hog road map road mender road metal road roller road runner road sense road show road surface road test road to damascus roadbed roadblock roadbook roadhog roadhouse roadman roadrunner roads roadside roadstead roadster roadway roadworthiness royal road service abroad side road silk road skid road slip road trunk road underground railroad Overview of noun road The noun road has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (95) road, route -- (an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation) 2. (2) road -- (a way or means to achieve something "the road to fame") Overview of adj road The adj road has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. road -- (taking place over public roads; "road racing") 2. itinerant, road, touring, traveling -- (working for a short time in different places; "itinerant laborers"; "a road show"; "traveling salesman"; "touring company") Antonyms of adj road 2 senses of road Sense 1 road(postnominal) (vs. cross-country) cross-country (vs. road) => off-road Sense 2 itinerant, road, touring, traveling INDIRECT (VIA moving) -> nonmoving, unmoving Similarity of adj road 2 senses of road Sense 1 road(postnominal) (vs. cross-country) => roadworthy Sense 2 itinerant, road, touring, traveling => moving (vs. nonmoving) Attributes of adj road Familiarity of adj road road used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj road abroad broad middle-of-the-road off-road road roadless roadworthy Overview of noun road The noun road has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (95) road, route -- (an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation) 2. (2) road -- (a way or means to achieve something "the road to fame") Overview of adj road The adj road has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. road -- (taking place over public roads; "road racing") 2. itinerant, road, touring, traveling -- (working for a short time in different places; "itinerant laborers"; "a road show"; "traveling salesman"; "touring company")
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