highway
A main public road, especially a multi-lane, high-speed thoroughfare.
Noun 4 meanings
A main public road, especially a multi-lane, high-speed thoroughfare.
Any public road.
A way; a path that leads to a certain destiny.
“You're on a highway to greatness.”
Synonym of bus (“common connection for two or more circuits or components”).
Verb 1 meaning
To travel on a highway
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”).
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HIGHWAY at a glance
HIGHWAY has 7 letters and scores 20 points in Scrabble (H 4 + I 1 + G 2 + H 4 + W 4 + A 1 + Y 4) and 18 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,000 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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