Definitions for by-street

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Spelling: [bahy-street]
IPA: /ˈbaɪˌstrit/

By-Street is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.

You can make 166 anagrams from letters in by-street (-beerstty).

Definitions for by-street

noun

  1. a side street or a private or obscure street; byway.

Origin of by-street

First recorded in 1665-75; by- + street

Examples for by-street

He turned off into a by-street, and walked on till he came to the docks.

He was half minded to turn up some by-street, and escape meeting them.

He led the way across the road and down the by-street to his house.

In another minute they were walking off up a by-street as prisoners.

The lock-up was situated in a by-street not far from the centre of the town.

At the corner of a by-street he stopped short and held me at arm's length.

They were slipping round a corner which led into a by-street of the old town.

At the corner of a by-street Martin said: "We'll go down here."

"Or he may have fled," said Utterson, and he turned to examine the door in the by-street.

I think the colonel must have marched us down some by-street.

Word Value for by-street
Scrable

7

Words with friends

7

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