Definition of WAY

way

Plural: ways

Noun

  • A method, manner, or path for doing something.
  • how something is done or how it happens
    • "a lonely way of life"
  • how a result is obtained or an end is achieved
    • "the true way to success"
  • a line leading to a place or point
    • "didn't know the way home"
  • the condition of things generally
    • "that's the way it is"
    • "I felt the same way"
  • a course of conduct
    • "we went our separate ways"
  • any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another
    • "he said he was looking for the way out"
  • a journey or passage
    • "they are on the way"
  • space for movement
    • "make way for"
  • the property of distance in general
    • "it's a long way to Moscow"
    • "he went a long ways"
  • doing as one pleases or chooses
    • "if I had my way"
  • a general category of things; used in the expression `in the way of'
    • "they didn't have much in the way of clothing"
  • a portion of something divided into shares
    • "they split the loot three ways"
  • To do with a place or places.
  • A road, a direction, a (physical or conceptual) path from one place to another.
  • To do with a place or places.
  • A means to enter or leave a place.
  • To do with a place or places.
  • A roughly-defined geographical area.
  • A method or manner of doing something; a mannerism.
  • A method or manner of doing something; a mannerism.
  • A set of values and customs associated with and seen as central to the identity of a group of people.
  • A state or condition
  • Personal interaction.
  • Possibility (usually in the phrases 'any way' and 'no way').
  • Personal interaction.
  • Determined course; resolved mode of action or conduct.
  • A tradition within the modern pagan faith of Heathenry, dedication to a specific deity or craft, Way of wyrd, Way of runes, Way of Thor etc.
  • Speed, progress, momentum.
  • A degree, an amount, a sense.
  • Acknowledges that a task has been done well, chiefly in expressions of sarcastic congratulation.
  • The timbers of shipyard stocks that slope into the water and along which a ship or large boat is launched.
  • A guiding surface on the bed of a planer, lathe, etc. along which a table or carriage moves; usually in pairs.
  • A seventeenth-century unit of Rhenish glass containing 60 bunches.
  • The letter for the w sound in Pitman shorthand.

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"

Intj

  • Yes; it is true; it is possible.

Verb

  • To travel.

Adv

  • Far.
  • Much, far, by a great degree.
  • Very.

Adj

  • Extreme, far

Examples

  • Do you know the way to the airport?  Come this way and I'll show you a shortcut.  It's a long way from here.
  • He kicked the ball way up.
  • I used to live way over there.
  • I'm a way better singer than Emma.
  • I'm way tired.
  • I'm way too tired to do that.
  • If you're ever 'round this way, come over and visit me.
  • In a significant way, crocodiles and alligators are similar.
  • My little sister always whines until she gets her way.
  • Sitting in the way back of the bus
  • String theory is way cool, except for the math.
  • The farmhouse is way down the bottom of the hill.
  • There are many ways to win in Words With Friends, but only one best play per turn.
  • There's no way I'm going to clean up after you.
  • Twen miles is a long way to walk.
  • Way to ruin the moment, guys.
  • We got into the cinema through the back way.
  • When I returned home, I found my house and belongings in a most terrible way.
  • You're going about it the wrong way.  He's known for his quirky ways.  I don't like the way she looks at me.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English way, wey, from Old English weġ, from Proto-West Germanic *weg, from Proto-Germanic *wegaz, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-. Doublet of voe and possibly via.

Synonyms

agency, direction, elbow room, fashion, manner, means, mode, path, right smart, room, style, way of life, a lot, far, loads, much, so, so much, very, way, web, yes way

Scrabble Score: 9

way: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
way: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
way: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

way: valid Words With Friends Word