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way > 13 senses
ADVERB1way, right smartTo a great degree or by a great distance
NOUN1way, manner, mode, style, fashionHow something is done or how it happens
2way, means, agencyHow a result is obtained or an end is achieved
3wayA journey or passage
4wayThe condition of things generally
5way, path, way of lifeA course of conduct
6wayAny artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another
7way, directionA line leading to a place or point
8way, waysThe property of distance in general
9wayDoing as one pleases or chooses
10wayA general category of things
11way, room, elbow roomSpace for movement
12wayA portion of something divided into shares
way > pronunciation
Soundswey'
Rhymesairway, alleyway, anyway, and 67 more rhymes in wey at the HyperDic website...
way > noun 1, attribute
MeaningHow something is done or how it happens.
Examples"a lonely way of life"
Synonymsmanner, mode, style, fashion
Narrowerartistic style, idiom; drape; fit; form; life style, life-style, lifestyle, modus vivendi; setup; touch, signature; wise
Broaderproperty
way > noun 2, act
MeaningHow a result is obtained or an end is achieved.
Examples"the true way to success"
Synonymsmeans, agency
Narrowerdint; escape; fast track; instrument, tool; road; stepping stone; expedient; desperate measure; open sesame; salvation; tooth; voice; wings
Broaderimplementation, effectuation
way > noun 3, act
MeaningA journey or passage.
Examples"they are on the way"
Broaderjourney, journeying
way > noun 4, state
MeaningThe condition of things generally.
Examples"that's the way it is"; "I felt the same way"
Broadercondition, status
way > noun 5, act
MeaningA course of conduct.
Examples"we went our separate ways"
Synonymspath, way of life
Narrowerambages; primrose path; straight and narrow, strait and narrow; Sunnah, Sunna, hadith; warpath
Broadercourse, course of action
way > noun 6, artifact
MeaningAny artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another.
Examples"he said he was looking for the way out"
Part oftransportation system, transportation, transit
Partswayside, roadside
Narroweraccess, approach; lane; passage; path; road, route; stairway, staircase, stairs, steps; watercourse, waterway
Broaderartifact, artefact
way > noun 7, location
MeaningA line leading to a place or point.
Examples"didn't know the way home"
Synonymsdirection
Narrowerbearing, heading, aim; course, trend; qibla; tendency, trend
Broaderpath, route, itinerary
way > noun 8, attribute
MeaningThe property of distance in general.
Examples"it's a long way to Moscow"; "he went a long ways"
Synonymsways
Broaderdistance
Usagecolloquialism
way > noun 9, cognition
MeaningDoing as one pleases or chooses.
Examples"if I had my way"
Broaderchoice, pick, selection
way > noun 10, cognition
MeaningA general category of things. Used in the expression `in the way of'.
Examples"they didn't have much in the way of clothing"
Broadercategory
way > noun 11, quantity
MeaningSpace for movement.
Examples"make way for"
Synonymsroom, elbow room
Narrowerseating, seats, seating room, seating area; standing room; breathing room, breathing space; headroom, headway, clearance; houseroom; living space, lebensraum; parking; sea room
Broaderposition, spatial relation
way > noun 12, possession
MeaningA portion of something divided into shares.
Examples"the split the loot three ways"
Broadershare, portion, part, percentage
way > adverb
MeaningTo a great degree or by a great distance. Very much (`right smart' is regional in the United States).
Examples"way over budget"; "way off base"
Synonymsright smart
Usagecolloquialism

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