one-way
Single direction only
One-way describes movement or travel permitted in only one direction: a one-way street, a one-way ticket.
Extended uses emphasize lack of reciprocity: a one-way conversation where only one person talks, a one-way mirror that allows seeing through from one side only.
It's been a one-way relationship—I give, she takes.
Pointed shaft for shooting
- signMark conveying information
- streetPublic urban roadway
- trafficMovement along routes
- laneDesignated travel strip
road · route · flow · channel · exit · ramp · corridor · passage
Obstruction preventing passage
- valveFluid flow controller
- mirrorReflective viewing surface
- glassTransparent solid from sand
- membraneThin tissue sheet
filter · diode · ratchet · checkpoint · border · blockade · trapdoor · turnstile
Entry permit slip
- flightAerial journey by aircraft
- fareTransport payment
- tripPlanned travel somewhere
- journeyTravel from place to place
departure · passage · transit · outbound · emigration · relocation · diaspora · exodus
Steps toward a result
- transformationThorough change in form
- reactionResponse to stimulus
- entropyQuantified chaos in systems
- decayGradual organic breakdown
change · conversion · transition · degradation · oxidation · combustion · polymerization · digestion
Uninterrupted solo address
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
- announcementPublic declaration of information
- transmissionSending of information
- lectureEducational spoken presentation
sermon · dictate · decree · memo · directive · mandate · ultimatum · pronouncement
Straight-tipped tool or fish
- PhillipsCross-slotted fastener system
- RobertsonRobert's son, as surname
- hexMalevolent incantation
- starLuminous astronomical object
square · clutch · spanner · Bristol · pentagon · security · tamper-resistant · driver
Not returned in kind
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
- infatuationShort-lived intense attraction
- admirationDeep respect felt
crush · longing · attachment · obsession · fixation · pining · heartache · yearning
arrow
Pointed shaft for shooting
lane · road · route · flow · channel · exit · ramp · corridor · passage · valve
barrier
Obstruction preventing passage
membrane · filter · diode · ratchet · checkpoint · border · blockade · trapdoor · turnstile · latch
ticket
Entry permit slip
journey · departure · passage · transit · outbound · emigration · relocation · diaspora · exodus · migration
process
Steps toward a result
- transformationThorough change in form
- reactionResponse to stimulus
- entropyQuantified chaos in systems
decay · change · conversion · transition · degradation · oxidation · combustion · polymerization · digestion · metamorphosis
monologue
Uninterrupted solo address
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
- announcementPublic declaration of information
- transmissionSending of information
lecture · sermon · dictate · decree · memo · directive · mandate · ultimatum · pronouncement · edict
flathead
Straight-tipped tool or fish
star · square · clutch · spanner · Bristol · pentagon · security · tamper-resistant · driver · bit
unrequited
Not returned in kind
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
- infatuationShort-lived intense attraction
admiration · crush · longing · attachment · obsession · fixation · pining · heartache · yearning · affection
- faresbase fare, standard fare, adult fare, student fare, senior fare
- traffic termsrush hour, traffic flow, traffic signs, congestion, peak hours
- waysroadway, walkway, driveway, hallway, doorway
- flight routesflight path, air corridor, airway, direct route, nonstop flight
- travel termsnonstop, direct, airline, round-trip, bus
- flightsdeparture, arrival, nonstop flight, boarding, connecting flight
one-waytwo-way
Operating in both directions
bidirectional · reversible · both ways · multidirectional · omnidirectional
one-wayround-trip
Journey returning to origin
return · round-trip ticket · there and back · return journey · circular
one-waytwo-way
Operating in both directions
interactive · reciprocal · bidirectional · mutual · dialogic
one, way, once, anyway, highway, onward, oneself, pathway, oneness