[ˈali], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a narrow passageway between or behind buildings
(e.g: he took a short cut along an alley)

- a long, narrow area in which games such as skittles and bowling are played
(e.g: a skittle alley)


Phrases:
- up one's alley

Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French alee ‘walking or passage’, from aler ‘go’, from Latin ambulare ‘to walk’

[ˈali], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a toy marble made of marble, alabaster, or glass


Phrases:
- make one's alley good

Origin:
early 18th century: perhaps a diminutive of alabaster