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 Wordway: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
way: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary