| NOUN | act | path, way, way of life | a course of conduct |
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| artifact | path | a way especially designed for a particular use | |
| location | path, route, itinerary | an established line of travel or access | |
| object | path, track, course | a line or route along which something travels or moves |
| Sounds | pae'th | |
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| Rhymes | aftermath ... wrath: 12 rhymes with aeth... | |
| Meaning | A course of conduct. | |
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| Synonyms | way, way of life | |
| Narrower | Sunnah, Sunna, hadith | (Islam) the way of life prescribed as normative for Muslims on the basis of the teachings and practices of Muhammad and interpretations of the Koran |
| ambages | (archaic) roundabout or mysterious ways of action | |
| primrose path | A life of ease / ease and pleasure | |
| straight and narrow, strait and narrow | The way of proper and honest behavior | |
| warpath | A course leading to warfare or battle | |
| Broader | course, course of action | A mode of action |
| Catalan | camí, via, vida | |
| Spanish | camino, vía, vida | |
| Meaning | A way especially designed for a particular use. | |
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| Narrower | bridle path, bridle road | A path suitable for riding or leading horses (but not for cars) |
| crossing, crosswalk, crossover | A path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other | |
| lane | A well-defined track or path | |
| pathway, footpath | A trodden path | |
| towpath, towing path | A path along a canal or river used by animals towing boats | |
| walk, walkway, paseo | A path set aside for walking | |
| Broader | way | Any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another |
| Catalan | camí | |
| Spanish | camino | |
| Meaning | An established line of travel or access. | |
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| Synonyms | route, itinerary | |
| Instances | Northwest Passage | A water route between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean along the northern coast of North America |
| Narrower | air lane, flight path, airway, skyway | A designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another |
| beat, round | A regular route for a sentry or policeman | |
| beeline | The most direct route | |
| bus route | The route regularly followed by a passenger bus | |
| circuit | An established itinerary of venues or events that a particular group of people travel to | |
| crosscut | A diagonal path | |
| direction, way | A line leading to a place or point | |
| fairway | The usual course taken by vessels through a harbor or coastal waters | |
| feeder line | A branching path off of a main transportation line (especially an airline) | |
| flight path | The path of a rocket or projectile or aircraft through the air | |
| line of fire | The path of a missile discharged from a firearm | |
| line of flight | The path along which a freely moving object travels through the air | |
| line of march | The route along which a column advances | |
| main line | The principal route of a transportation system | |
| migration route, flyway | The geographic route along which birds customarily migrate | |
| orbit, celestial orbit | The (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another | |
| orbit, electron orbit | The path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom | |
| paper route, paper round | The route taken when delivering newspapers every day | |
| supply line, supply route | A route over which supplies can be delivered | |
| track, data track | (computer science) one of the circular magnetic paths on a magnetic disk that serve as a guide for writing and reading data | |
| trade route | A route followed by traders (usually in caravans) | |
| traffic pattern, approach pattern, pattern | The path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport | |
| Broader | line | A spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent |
| Catalan | camí, recorregut, ruta | |
| Spanish | camino, recorrido, ruta | |
| Meaning | A line or route along which something travels or moves. | |
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| Example | "the hurricane demolished houses in its path" | |
| Synonyms | track, course | |
| Narrower | collision course | A course of a moving object that will lead to a collision if it continues unchanged |
| inside track | The inner side of a curved racecourse | |
| round | The course along which communications spread | |
| steps | The course along which a person has walked or is walking in | |
| swath, belt | A path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing) | |
| trail | A track or mark left by something that has passed | |
| Broader | line | A spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent |
| Catalan | camí, curs, direcció, trajectòria | |
| Spanish | camino, curso, dirección, trayectoria | |