| surfacing | emerging to the surface and becoming apparent |
| road | a way or means to achieve something, the road to fame |
| royal road | an auspicious way or means to achieve something, the royal road to success |
on the road
on tour | travelling about, they took the show on the road, they lost all their games on the road |
way
path
way of life | a course of conduct, the path of virtue, we went our separate ways, our paths in life led us apart, genius usually follows a revolutionary path |
| primrose path | a life of ease and pleasure |
line of least resistance
path of least resistance | the easiest way, In marrying him she simply took the path of least resistance |
away game
road game | a game played away from home |
| road show | a show on tour |
wear
wearing | the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment, she bought it for everyday wear |
| road construction | the construction of roads |
| road rage | violence exhibited by drivers in traffic |
| Hampton Roads | a naval battle of the American Civil War (), the indecisive battle between the Monitor and the Merrimac |
| layer | thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells |
| germ layer | (embryology) any of the layers of cells differentiated in embryos following gastrulation |
| layer | a hen that lays eggs |
access road
slip road | a short road giving access to an expressway, in Britain they call an access road a slip road |
apparel
wearing apparel
dress clothes | clothing in general, she was refined in her choice of apparel, he always bought his clothes at the same store, fastidious about his dress |
| arterial road | a major or main route |
beltway
bypass
ring road
ringway | a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center |
bridle path
bridle road | a path suitable for riding or leading horses (but not for cars) |
driveway
drive private road | a road leading up to a private house, they parked in the driveway |
| flare path | an airstrip outline with lights to guide an airplane pilot in landing |
frontage road
service road | a local road that runs parallel to an expressway and allows local traffic to gain access to property |
highroad
trunk road | a highway |
highway
main road | a major road for any form of motor transport |
layer
bed | single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance, slices of hard-boiled egg on a bed of spinach |
local road
local street | a street that is primarily used to gain access to the property bordering it |
| path | a way especially designed for a particular use |
| post road | a road over which mail is carried |
road
route | an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation |
| road map | a map showing roads (for automobile travel) |
| road surface | the paved surface of a paved roadway |
| side road | a minor road branching off of a main road |
| skid road | a road made of logs on which freshly cut timber can be hauled |
steamroller
road roller | vehicle equipped with heavy wide smooth rollers for compacting roads and pavements |
towpath
towing path | a path along a canal or river used by animals towing boats |
turnpike
toll road | an expressway on which tolls are collected |
stratum corneum
corneum
horny layer | the outermost layer of the epidermis consisting of dead cells that slough off |
stratum germinativum
stratum basale
malpighian layer
rete Malpighii | the innermost layer of the epidermis |
bulbar conjunctiva
conjunctival layer of bulb
tunica conjunctiva bulbi | the part of the conjunctiva covering the anterior face of the sclera and the surface epithelium of the cornea |
palpebra conjunctiva
conjunctival layer of eyelids
tunica conjunctiva palpebrarum | the part of the conjunctiva lining the posterior surface of the eyelids, continuous with the bulbar conjunctiva |
membrane
tissue layer | a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants |
| road sense | good judgment in avoiding trouble or accidents on the road |
| road test | a test to insure that a vehicle is roadworthy |
road map
guideline | a detailed plan or explanation to guide you in setting standards or determining a course of action, the president said he had a road map for normalizing relations with Vietnam |
level
layer
stratum | an abstract place usually conceived as having depth, a good actor communicates on several levels, a simile has at least two layers of meaning, the mind functions on many strata simultaneously |
| road to Damascus | a sudden turning point in a person's life (similar to the sudden conversion of the Apostle Paul on the road from Jerusalem to Damascus of arrest Christians) |
| layer cake | cake having layers held together by a sweet filling and usually covered with frosting |
Shining Path
Sendero Luminoso
SL | a terrorist group formed in Peru in the late s as a splinter group from the communist party of Peru, is among the most ruthless guerilla organizations in the world, seeks to destroy Peruvian institutions and replace them with a Maoist peasant regime, is involved in the cocaine trade, Shining Path has been responsible for , deaths |