Word Type

Noun

The word "roads" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Capable Of

branch many times branch off get potholes meet each other melt in hot sun straight or can wind wind down hills wind up mountains

Causes Desire

drive car

Inflected/Variant Forms

road

Has Part

speed limits

Context

nautical occasionally in singular

Has Property

necessary for cars outside private rural very slippery

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

anchorage anchorage ground

Type Of (IsA)

anchorage part of cities infrastructure paved gravel

Receives Action

built for travel covered in tar macadam used by people in cars used by vehicles

Related Terms

road roadstead

Used For

traffic

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.