He lived the free life of an ____ tomcat until regular feedings, a soft bed, and frequent pettings convinced him a domesticated lifestyle was more attractive. Who says marriage doesn’t have its advantages?

noun

1. A garden or park walk bordered by trees or bushes
2. The space on each side of a tennis doubles court between the sideline and the service sideline
3. An area in a baseball outfield between two outfielders when they are in normal positions

   "hit a line drive into the alley"

4. A narrow street
5. An extensive region where destructive natural phenomena of a specified type (such as tornadoes) occur often or are likely to occur

   "The most obvious tornado alley extends from the plains of northwest Texas eastward into north Texas and then northward across Oklahoma, Kansas, and eastern Nebraska."

noun

1. A playing marble

noun

1. A stray cat

noun

1. A play in which a leaping player catches a pass above the basket and immediately dunks the ball

   "The meeting of man and ball was dazzling, the two handed alley-oop slam-dunk spectacular."

2. A play in which the quarterback throws a high, arcing pass into the end zone to be caught by a leaping receiver

   "Quarterback Moore hooked up with receiver Moore on one of their patented alley-oops to make the score 20-7."

noun

1. A fruitless or mistaken course or direction

noun

1. A district that is a center for composers and publishers of popular music

geographical name

1. Region in the southern Great Plains of the U.S. (stretching from Texas through Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska to South Dakota and parts of many adjoining states) where favorable conditions spawn the highest number of tornadoes in the world

noun

1. A room or building in which people play the game of bowling

idiom

1. Especially suited to someone's tastes or abilities

   "I love books, so volunteering at the library is up my alley."