highway
Plural: highways
Noun
- A main road, especially between towns.
- a major road for any form of motor transport
- A road that is higher than the surrounding land and has drainage ditches at the sides
- A main public road, especially a multi-lane, high-speed thoroughfare.
- A way; a path that leads to a certain destiny
- Any public road for vehicular traffic.
- Synonym of bus (“common connection for two or more circuits or components”).
Verb
- To travel on a highway
Examples
- She laid her word across the board like a HIGHWAY, connecting multiple bonus squares.
- You're on a highway to greatness.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English heiȝwai, heiȝwei, from Old English hēahweġ (“main road, highway”), corresponding to high + way. Compare highgate, high street, high road.
Cognate with Scots heaway, heway, hieway, hichway, heichway (“highway”).
Synonyms
main road, bus
Scrabble Score: 20
highway: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordhighway: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
highway: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 18
highway: valid Words With Friends Word