Detour

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  • noun. A roundabout way or course, especially a road used temporarily instead of a main route.
  • noun. A deviation from a direct course of action.
  • intransitive & transitive verb. To go or cause to go by a roundabout way.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A turning; a roundabout or circuitous way; deviation from the direct or shortest road or route.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A turning; a circuitous route; a deviation from a direct course.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A diversion or deviation from one's original route.
  • verb. To make a detour.
  • verb. To direct or send on a detour.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked)
  • verb. travel via a detour
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    deviate  divert  road  route  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Baldur  Bloor  Moor  Moore  Muir  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    detours  digression  hike  setback  yawn  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    aberrancy  aberration  ambages  back door  back road  
    verb-form
    detoured  detouring  detours  
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