metro, tube, underground, subway system, subway
(noun) an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city); âin Paris the subway system is called the âmetroâ and in London it is called the âtubeâ or the âundergroundââ
underpass, subway
(noun) an underground tunnel or passage enabling pedestrians to cross a road or railway
Source: WordNet® 3.1
subway (plural subways)
(North America, Scotland) An underground railway, especially for mass transit of people in urban areas.
A train that runs on such an underground railway.
(US) A rapid transit system, regardless of the elevation of its right of way.
(British) An underground walkway, tunnel for pedestrians (called pedestrian underpass in US).
An underground route for pipes, sewers, etc.
(underground railway)
• metro; MĂ©tro (Paris)
• tube; Tube (London)
• underground, underground railway
(rapid transit system)
• rapid transit
(underground walkway)
• underpass
subway (third-person singular simple present subways, present participle subwaying, simple past and past participle subwayed)
(intransitive, US, informal) To travel by underground railway.
• busway
Source: Wiktionary
Sub"way`, n.
Definition: An underground way or gallery; especially, a passage under a street, in which water mains, gas mains, telegraph wires, etc., are conducted.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
16 April 2025
(adjective) marked by richness and fullness of flavor; âa rich ruby portâ; âfull-bodied winesâ; âa robust claretâ; âthe robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffeeâ
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
