Phrase Hound found 49 phrases and 21 compound words that contain alley. The most common are listed below. Open alley in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 49
- bowling alleyA building or room which contains lanes for bowling.
- MiG AlleyA region of North Korea, close to the Yalu River, where MiG-15 fighters would typically be encountered.
- alley oopEncouraging or calling attention to a physical performance, especially one involving an upwards lift or leap.
- alley catAn urban feral cat.
- Dixie AlleyA region of the Gulf of Mexico coast United States which experiences a large number of tornado occurrences.
- Tin Pan AlleyThe district in New York City centered on 28th Street from the late 19th to the early 20th century, wherein thousands of popular songs were commercially written.
- Peacock AlleyAny of a number of specific named hotel foyers, first and most notably that of the Waldorf–Astoria in New York City.
- Change AlleyAlternative form of Exchange Alley: A narrow alleyway connecting shops and coffeehouses in an old neighbourhood of the City of London, once a convenient shortcut from the Royal Exchange on Cornhill to the Post Office on Lombard Street.
- Exchange AlleyA narrow alleyway connecting shops and coffeehouses in an old neighbourhood of the City of London, once a convenient shortcut from the Royal Exchange on Cornhill to the Post Office on Lombard Street.
- Gasoline AlleyA placename
- Hurricane AlleyA warmwater area in the Atlantic Ocean stretching from the west coast of northern Africa to the east coast of Central America and the Gulf Coast of the Southern United States.
- Silicon AlleyAn area of Manhattan, New York, which is home to a group of Internet-related companies.
- blind alleyUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blind, alley. A street or passageway that leads nowhere.
- Tornado AlleyA region of the United States, located in the middle of the country, where tornadoes are particularly frequent and intense.
- Typhoon AlleyA region in the northwest Pacific, where the planet's most powerful tropical cyclones frequently develop.
- back-alleyOccurring away from publicity, or in mean surroundings; backstreet.
- Iceberg AlleyNickname for The Atlantic Marine Ecozone.
- power alleyThe areas of deep right-center and deep left-center field where home runs are most likely to be hit.
- Hailstorm AlleyAn area of south and central Alberta, Canada where hail storms frequently occur.
- alley cropTo plant non-woody crops between rows of nut, fruit, timber, or fodder trees.
- ball alleyA place for playing handball, ranging in structure from a patch of hard flat ground beside a gable to an indoor four-walled court similar to a squash court.
- alley catsplural of alley cat: An urban feral cat.
- alley oopsplural of alley oop: Encouraging or calling attention to a physical performance, especially one involving an upwards lift or leap.
- alley stoneThe mineral aluminite.
- up someone's alleyMatching or corresponding to a person's interests or abilities well.
Compound words 21
- alleywayA narrow street formed by the proximity of adjacent buildings.
- alleyfulThe amount that fills an alley.
- alleygatingThe erection of lockable gates at the ends of alleys and passages.
- alleylikeResembling or characteristic of an alley.
- alleywaysplural of alleyway: A narrow street formed by the proximity of adjacent buildings.
- alleycatAlternative form of alley cat: An urban feral cat.
- LavalleyA surname.
- AlleymanA German, especially during the First World War.
- alleyoopAlternative form of alley oop: Encouraging or calling attention to a physical performance, especially one involving an upwards lift or leap.
- tomalleyThe hepatopancreas of a crustacean.