Byway

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A side road. Also called byroad.
  • n. A secondary or arcane field of study.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. a road that is not frequently travelled
  • n. an unpopular or arcane field of study
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A secluded, private, or obscure way; a path or road aside from the main one.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A by-road; a secluded, private, or obscure way; an out-of-the-way path or course: as, highways and byways.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a side road little traveled (as in the countryside)
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    route    road   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    sideway    bypath    byroad    sidepath    lane   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    flyway    highway    skyway    superhighway   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    by-ways    alleyway    thoroughfare    roadway    by-roads    nook    boulevard    alley    footpath    avenue