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- [suhb-wey]
- /ˈsʌbˌweɪ/
- /ˈsʌb.weɪ/
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- [suhb-wey]
- /ˈsʌbˌweɪ/
Definitions of subway word
- noun subway Also called, especially British, tube, underground. an underground electric railroad, usually in a large city. 1
- noun subway Chiefly British. a short tunnel or underground passageway for pedestrians, automobiles, etc.; underpass. 1
- verb without object subway to be transported by a subway: We subwayed uptown. 1
- noun subway metro train 1
- noun subway passage under road 1
- countable noun subway A subway is an underground railway. 0
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Origin of subway
First appearance:
before 1820 One of the 38% newest English words
First recorded in 1820-30; sub- + way1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Subway
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
subway popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
subway usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for subway
noun subway
- alleyway — An alleyway is the same as an alley.
- byway — A byway is a small road which is not used by many cars or people.
- cannula — a narrow tube for insertion into a bodily cavity, as for draining off fluid, introducing medication, etc
- cobblestone — Cobblestones are stones with a rounded upper surface which used to be used for making streets.
- cross-cut — made or used for cutting crosswise.
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See also
Matching words
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