road

roadstead often used in plural

The first known use: in the 14th century

Word Structure

4 Letters, 1 Syllable

road


3 Phonemes

r O d


onset, rime

r oad


Morpheme

road


Sentence Examples

We'll cross the road up ahead at the crosswalk.

He drove off the road.

We parked by the side of the road.

There are lots of cars on the road this morning.

These country roads are beautiful.

Miles of road lay ahead.

The cabin is accessible by road.

Related Words

Sound the same but are spelled differently.

artery

avenue

boulevard

course

drive

expressway

Collocations

The habitual juxtaposition of a particular word with another word or words with a frequency greater than chance.

A-road

B-road

off-road

road hog

road map

road tax

dirt road

high road

link road

Neighborhood

Rhymes

rode

toad

Onset Friends

right

ran

room

red

read

run

ready

rain

write

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