route
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- pronunciation:
- rut
[or]
raUt
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Homophone Note
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a particular way of getting from one place to another; course.
The bus travels a different route now than it used to.- synonyms:
- course, path, road, way
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| definition 2: |
a specific highway.
They took route 80 all the way from Chicago to New York.- similar words:
- highway
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| definition 3: |
the usual path and series of stops that are made by a person who is selling or delivering something to customers in different places.
The house with the big dog is the scariest stop on the mail carrier's route.- synonyms:
- beat, circuit, round
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| related words: |
access, beat, course, direction, pass, passage, path, trail |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
routes, routing, routed |
| definition: |
to send or direct by a certain route.
The company routed our package through Dallas, so it arrived late.- similar words:
- chart, direct, dispatch
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| related words: |
address |
Some people say
route and
root (a part of a plant) in exactly the same way. Others say
route so that it sounds just like
rout (to drive out). Whichever way you say it, remember how it's spelled.