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way

/ way /
adverb/noun

Definitions & Examples

adverb Sense 1
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"
Domain:
colloquialism
noun Sense 2
the condition of things generally
"that''s the way it is"
"I felt the same way"
Type of:
condition status
noun Sense 3
a portion of something divided into shares
"the split the loot three ways"
Type of:
share portion part
noun Sense 4
a general category of things; used in the expression `in the way of''
"they didn''t have much in the way of clothing"
Type of:
category
noun Sense 5
doing as one pleases or chooses
"if I had my way"
Type of:
choice pick selection
noun Sense 6
the property of distance in general
"it''s a long way to Moscow"
"he went a long ways"
Type of:
distance
Domain:
colloquialism
noun Sense 7
any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another
"he said he was looking for the way out"
Type of:
artifact artefact
Kinds of:
access approach lane passage path
Has parts:
transportation system transportation transit
noun Sense 8
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"
Type of:
course course of action
Kinds of:
ambages primrose path straight and narrow strait and narrow Sunnah
noun Sense 9
a journey or passage
"they are on the way"
Type of:
journey journeying
noun Sense 10
a line leading to a place or point
"he looked the other direction"
"didn''t know the way home"
Type of:
path route itinerary
Kinds of:
bearing heading aim course trend
noun Sense 11
space for movement
"room to pass"
"make way for"
"hardly enough elbow room to turn around"
Type of:
position spatial relation
Kinds of:
seating seats seating room seating area standing room
noun Sense 12
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"
Type of:
implementation effectuation
Kinds of:
dint escape fast track instrument tool
noun Sense 13
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"
Type of:
property
Kinds of:
artistic style idiom drape fit form
Derived:
stylize stylise conventionalize
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
13
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
60
Times Searched
3
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condition status share portion part category choice pick selection distance artifact artefact