Commentary: ROAD[+physical][+route] an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
Examples:
Follow that road for fifteen miles.
I live on Lacey Road.
We saw a jack rabbit running down the road.
They're building a new road and the construction is causing traffic.
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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1
Commentary: ROAD[+activity][+method][+purposive] a way or means to achieve something
Examples:
The road to fame is often bumpy.
They think the road to success lies in innovating new products faster than the competition.
The CEO is leading his company down the road to ruin.
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WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2
Commentary: Idiom: on the road
Examples:
The band is on the road at least six months out of the year.
The team is on the road this week, playing in New York and Miami.
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WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: idiom
Commentary: Idiom: down the road
Examples:
There may be some difficulties down the road with this initiative.
I think Mary will gain some perspective on this relationship down the road.
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WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: idiom
Commentary: Idiom: travel one's own road
Examples:
They encourage the students to travel their own road.
As an orphan she mostly had to travel her own road.
Each nation must travel its own road to democracy.
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WordNet 0.0 Sense Numbers: idiom