Street vs. Alley

Streetnoun

A paved part of road, usually in a village or a town.

Streetnoun

A road as above but including the sidewalks (pavements) and buildings.

Streetnoun

The people who live in such a road, as a neighborhood.

Streetnoun

The people who spend a great deal of time on the street in urban areas, especially, the young, the poor, the unemployed, and those engaged in illegal activities.

Streetnoun

(slang) Street talk or slang.

Streetnoun

(figuratively) A great distance.

Streetnoun

(poker slang) Each of the three opportunities that players have to bet, after the flop, turn and river.

Streetnoun

Illicit, contraband, especially of a drug

Streetnoun

(attributive) Living in the streets.

Streetnoun

(urban toponymy) By restriction, the streets that run perpendicular to avenues.

Streetadjective

(slang) Having street cred; conforming to modern urban trends.

Streetverb

To build or equip with streets.

Streetverb

To eject; to throw onto the streets.

Streetverb

To heavily defeat.

Streetverb

To go on sale.

Streetverb

To proselytize in public.

Streetnoun

Originally, a paved way or road; a public highway; now commonly, a thoroughfare in a city or village, bordered by dwellings or business houses.

Streetnoun

the roadway of a street{1}, as distinguished from the sidewalk; as, children playing in the street.

Streetnoun

the inhabitants of a particular street; as, the whole street knew about their impending divorce.

Streetnoun

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings;

Streetnoun

the part of a thoroughfare between the sidewalks; the part of the thoroughfare on which vehicles travel;

Streetnoun

the streets of a city viewed as a depressed environment in which there is poverty and crime and prostitution and dereliction;

Streetnoun

a situation offering opportunities;

Streetnoun

people living or working on the same street;

Streetnoun

a public road in a city, town, or village, typically with houses and buildings on one or both sides

Streetnoun

Wall Street.

Streetnoun

the roads or public areas of a city or town

Streetnoun

denoting someone who is homeless

Streetnoun

relating to the outlook, values, or lifestyle of those young people who are perceived as composing a fashionable urban subculture

Street

A street is a public thoroughfare in a built environment. It is a public parcel of land adjoining buildings in an urban context, on which people may freely assemble, interact, and move about.

Alleynoun

A narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots or buildings.

Alleynoun

(baseball) The area between the outfielders.

Alleynoun

(bowling) An establishment where bowling is played.

Alleynoun

(tennis) The extra area between the sidelines or tramlines on a tennis court that is used for doubles matches.

Alleynoun

A walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes.

Alleynoun

A passageway between rows of pews in a church.

Alleynoun

(perspective drawing) Any passage having the entrance represented as wider than the exit, so as to give the appearance of length.

Alleynoun

The space between two rows of compositors' stands in a printing office.

Alleynoun

A glass marble or taw.

Alleynoun

A narrow passage; especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes; a bordered way.

Alleynoun

A narrow passage or way in a city, as distinct from a public street.

Alleynoun

A passageway between rows of pews in a church.

Alleynoun

Any passage having the entrance represented as wider than the exit, so as to give the appearance of length.

Alleynoun

The space between two rows of compositors' stands in a printing office.

Alleynoun

A choice taw or marble.

Alleynoun

a narrow street with walls on both sides

Alleynoun

a lane down which a bowling ball is rolled toward pins

Alley

An alley or alleyway is a narrow lane, path, or passageway, often reserved for pedestrians, which usually runs between, behind, or within buildings in the older parts of towns and cities. It is also a rear access or service road (back lane), or a path, walk, or avenue (French allée) in a park or garden.A covered alley or passageway, often with shops, may be called an arcade.