Alley and Pass

Alley

Alley noun - A narrow street with walls on both sides.

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Pass and alley are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pass" instead a noun "Alley".

Nearby Words: alleyway, Allie

Pass noun - A passage cleared for public vehicular travel.

Usage example: take the second pass on the right

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Alley and pass are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Alley" instead a noun "Pass".

Nearby Words: passage, passed, passing, passable

long	long alley	long pass
right	right alley	right pass
convenient	convenient alley	convenient pass
single	single alley	single pass
Other adjectives: empty, small, actual, entire, dangerous, little, narrow, sexual, new, blind, next, different, closest.

The Buddhist monks bowl perfect strikes with their eyes closed while at a bowling alley and pass their secret on to a hotheaded bowler by making him wear a blindfold.

Source: Film / The Next Karate Kid
Phoebe and Paige in Charmed borrowed Darryl's soul against his will to pass as Valkyries and left his body in an alley.

Source: Your Soul Is Mine
The term itself stems from a 1975 pass by Dallas Cowboys quarterback and devout Catholic Roger Staubach; prior to that historic moment, the same play was called an Alley Oop.

Source: Useful Notes / American Football

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