avenue
Tree-lined urban thoroughfare
Avenue is a broad street, often tree-lined or otherwise distinguished from ordinary roads.
In city grids, avenues typically run perpendicular to streets: Fifth Avenue, Park Avenue.
Figuratively, an avenue is a means of approach or access: We've explored every avenue.
The word suggests a path toward something—whether physical or abstract.
Broad, tree-lined street
- thoroughfareMain public road
- promenadeLeisurely public stroll
- esplanadePaved waterfront walking area
- parkwayScenic landscaped roadway
drive · road · lane · roadway · artery · pavement · cobblestone · asphalt
Likelihood of occurrence
- openingGap or start
- possibilityState of being achievable
- optionAvailable course of action
- routePath from A to B
path · means · approach · channel · gateway · doorway · access · method
Overhead protective covering
- shadeDarkness from blocked light
- sycamoreBroad-leaved deciduous shade tree
- mapleSap-yielding hardwood tree
- elmGenus Ulmus tree
oak · foliage · greenery · landscaping · arboreal · picturesque · strolling · dappled
Latent capacity for development
- outlookAttitude toward the future
- hopeDesire for good outcomes
- promiseCommitment to act
- horizonApparent earth-sky meeting
aspiration · future · vision · possibility · growth · expectation · ambition · trajectory
boulevard
Broad, tree-lined street
- thoroughfareMain public road
- promenadeLeisurely public stroll
- esplanadePaved waterfront walking area
parkway · drive · road · lane · roadway · artery · pavement · cobblestone · asphalt · sidewalk
chance
Likelihood of occurrence
- openingGap or start
- possibilityState of being achievable
- optionAvailable course of action
route · path · means · approach · channel · gateway · doorway · access · method · way
canopy
Overhead protective covering
- shadeDarkness from blocked light
- sycamoreBroad-leaved deciduous shade tree
- mapleSap-yielding hardwood tree
elm · oak · foliage · greenery · landscaping · arboreal · picturesque · strolling · dappled · leafy
potential
Latent capacity for development
horizon · aspiration · future · vision · possibility · growth · expectation · ambition · trajectory · direction
- business districtfinancial district, CBD, office building, office tower, skyscraper
- local placesneighborhood, suburb, village, borough, township
- major roadshighway, boulevard, thoroughfare, parkway, trunk road
- roadshighway, highways, road, freeway, roads
- roadwayshighway, freeway, expressway, motorway, interstate
- streetsstreet, road, sidewalk, sidewalks, pavement
avenuealley
Narrow way between buildings
alleyway · back alley · lane · backstreet · side street
- Fifth AvenueIconic Manhattan thoroughfare
- Park AvenuePrestigious Manhattan residential street
- 5th AvenuePremier Manhattan boulevard
- Madison AvenueAdvertising industry synecdoche
- tree-lined avenues
- Pennsylvania AvenueMajor Washington D.C. boulevard