Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

one-way street

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.18 in modern English

Syllables: one-way street
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A road in which traffic is allowed to proceed in only one direction.

noun

A course of action that cannot be undone.

noun

Something that lacks reciprocity.

Example Sentences

"Judaism is not about reading your personal experiences into Jewish ritual, waving a wand, and declaring the result "Judaism". Vietnam has absolutely no bearing whatsoever on Torah values. Torah values can, obviously, have a bearing on Vietnam, or on anything else, but it's a one-way street."
"Romantic love is not selfless but selfish. Although real love is not altruistic, nor is it narcissistic – a 'me-only', one-way street relationship."

Etymology

From one-way + street.

Inflected Forms

one-way streets (plural)

Antonyms

two-way street

Questions

What does one-way street mean?: A road in which traffic is allowed to proceed in only one direction.
Where does one-way street come from?: From one-way + street.

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