path
English Thesaurus
1. a course of conduct (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | ambages, |
| definition | : | (archaic) roundabout or mysterious ways of action (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | primrose path, |
| definition | : | a life of ease and pleasure (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | hadith, sunna, sunnah, |
| definition | : | (Islam) the way of life prescribed as normative for Muslims on the basis of the teachings and practices of Muhammad and interpretations of the Koran (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | warpath, |
| definition | : | a course leading to warfare or battle (noun.act) |
2. a way especially designed for a particular use (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | way, |
| definition | : | any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | bridle path, bridle road, |
| definition | : | a path suitable for riding or leading horses (but not for cars) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | crossing, crossover, crosswalk, |
| definition | : | a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | lane, |
| definition | : | a well-defined track or path; for e.g. swimmers or lines of traffic (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | towing path, towpath, |
| definition | : | a path along a canal or river used by animals towing boats (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | paseo, walk, walkway, |
| definition | : | a path set aside for walking (noun.artifact) |
3. an established line of travel or access (noun.location)
| hypernym | : | line, |
| definition | : | a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | feeder line, |
| definition | : | a branching path off of a main transportation line (especially an airline) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | main line, |
| definition | : | the principal route of a transportation system (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | data track, track, |
| definition | : | (computer science) one of the circular magnetic paths on a magnetic disk that serve as a guide for writing and reading data (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | flight path, |
| definition | : | the path of a rocket or projectile or aircraft through the air (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | beat, round, |
| definition | : | a regular route for a sentry or policeman (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | bus route, |
| definition | : | the route regularly followed by a passenger bus (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | line of flight, |
| definition | : | the path along which a freely moving object travels through the air (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | line of march, |
| definition | : | the route along which a column advances (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | celestial orbit, orbit, |
| definition | : | the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | electron orbit, orbit, |
| definition | : | the path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | paper round, paper route, |
| definition | : | the route taken when delivering newspapers every day (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | beeline, |
| definition | : | the most direct route (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | circuit, |
| definition | : | an established itinerary of venues or events that a particular group of people travel to (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | crosscut, |
| definition | : | a diagonal path (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | line of fire, |
| definition | : | the path of a missile discharged from a firearm (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | flyway, migration route, |
| definition | : | the geographic route along which birds customarily migrate (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | fairway, |
| definition | : | the usual course taken by vessels through a harbor or coastal waters (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | direction, way, |
| definition | : | a line leading to a place or point (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | trade route, |
| definition | : | a route followed by traders (usually in caravans) (noun.location) |
| instance hyponym | : | northwest passage, |
| definition | : | a water route between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean along the northern coast of North America; Europeans since the 16th century had searched for a short route to the Far East before it was successfully traversed by Roald Amundsen (1903-1906) (noun.location) |
4. a line or route along which something travels or moves (noun.object)
| hypernym | : | line, |
| definition | : | a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | collision course, |
| definition | : | a course of a moving object that will lead to a collision if it continues unchanged (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | inside track, |
| definition | : | the inner side of a curved racecourse (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | round, |
| definition | : | the course along which communications spread (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | steps, |
| definition | : | the course along which a person has walked or is walking in (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | belt, swath, |
| definition | : | a path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing) (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | trail, |
| definition | : | a track or mark left by something that has passed (noun.object) |
5. an established line of travel or access (noun.location)
| derivation | : | route, |
| definition | : | divert in a specified direction (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | route, |
| definition | : | send via a specific route (verb.motion) |
6. a line or route along which something travels or moves (noun.object)
| derivation | : | course, |
| definition | : | move swiftly through or over (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | track, |
| definition | : | carry on the feet and deposit (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | track, |
| definition | : | observe or plot the moving path of something (verb.perception) |
7. an established line of travel or access (noun.location)
| derivation | : | route, |
| definition | : | divert in a specified direction (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | route, |
| definition | : | send via a specific route (verb.motion) |
8. a line or route along which something travels or moves (noun.object)
| derivation | : | course, |
| definition | : | move swiftly through or over (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | track, |
| definition | : | carry on the feet and deposit (verb.motion) |
| derivation | : | track, |
| definition | : | observe or plot the moving path of something (verb.perception) |
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