way
/wˈeɪ/
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Definitions
Adverb
to a great degree or by a great distance; very much (`right smart'' is regional in the United States); "way over budget"; "way off base"; "the other side of the hill is right smart steeper than the side we are on"
Noun
how something is done or how it happens; "her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the characteristic New York style"; "a lonely way of life"; "in an abrasive fashion"
Noun
how a result is obtained or an end is achieved; "a means of control"; "an example is the best agency of instruction"; "the true way to success"
Noun
a line leading to a place or point; "he looked the other direction"; "didn''t know the way home"
Noun
the condition of things generally; "that''s the way it is"; "I felt the same way"
Noun
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"
Noun
any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another; "he said he was looking for the way out"
Noun
a journey or passage; "they are on the way"
Noun
space for movement; "room to pass"; "make way for"; "hardly enough elbow room to turn around"
Noun
the property of distance in general; "it''s a long way to Moscow"; "he went a long ways"
Noun
doing as one pleases or chooses; "if I had my way"
Noun
a general category of things; used in the expression `in the way of''; "they didn''t have much in the way of clothing"
Noun
a portion of something divided into shares; "they split the loot three ways"
Synonyms
More General Terms
artefact
artifact
category
choice
condition
course
course of action
distance
effectuation
implementation
itinerary
journey
journeying
part
path
percentage
pick
portion
position
property
route
selection
share
spatial relation
status
More Specific Terms
access
aim
ambages
approach
artistic style
bearing
breathing room
breathing space
clearance
course
desperate measure
dint
drape
east-west direction
escape
expedient
fast track
fit
form
hadith
heading
headroom
headway
houseroom
idiom
instrument
lane
lebensraum
life style
lifestyle
life-style
living space
modus vivendi
north-south direction
open sesame
parking
passage
path
primrose path
qibla
response
road
route
salvation
sea room
seating
seating area
seating room
seats
setup
signature
staircase
stairway
standing room
stepping stone
straight and narrow
strait and narrow
Sunna
Sunnah
tendency
tool
tooth
touch
trend
voice
warpath
watercourse
waterway
wings
wise