A proverb or proverbial expression, common saying; a frequently used word or phrase. / A characteristic word or expression; a word or phrase associated with a person or group.

A road less frequented than a highway; a byway.

measuring two inches by four inches / (by extension) small or cramped

(construction) A length of lumber having a cross section of two inches by four inches, or in the case of dimensional lumber three and a half inches by one and a half inches.

(idiomatic) (originally) by the authority or power of; (now) because of; on the grounds of; by reason of.

(idiomatic) Describing things are handled more efficiently as a group, rather than individually.

Alone; without assistance or help from others. / Alone, without another's immediate company / (rare) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see by, oneself.

(color) A dark shade of purple, close to Tyrian purple and palatinate purple

An ancient Greek city situated on the Bosporus in modern Turkey, named Constantinople in 330 C.E.; modern Istanbul. / (uncommon) The Byzantine Empire.

(US, idiomatic) Media that provides broad or misleading statements in quick succession without context or explanation.