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way noun
Meaning : A line leading to a place or point.
Example :
He looked the other direction.
Didn't know the way home.
Synonyms : direction
Meaning : The condition of things generally.
Example :
That's the way it is.
I felt the same way.
Meaning : A course of conduct.
Example :
The path of virtue.
We went our separate ways.
Our paths in life led us apart.
Genius usually follows a revolutionary path.
Synonyms : path, way of life
Meaning : Any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another.
Example :
He said he was looking for the way out.
Translation in other languages :
Meaning : A journey or passage.
Example :
They are on the way.
Meaning : Space for movement.
Example :
Room to pass.
Make way for.
Hardly enough elbow room to turn around.
Synonyms : elbow room, room
Meaning : The property of distance in general.
Example :
It's a long way to Moscow.
He went a long ways.
Meaning : Doing as one pleases or chooses.
Example :
If I had my way.
Meaning : A general category of things. Used in the expression `in the way of'.
Example :
They didn't have much in the way of clothing.
Meaning : A portion of something divided into shares.
Example :
They split the loot three ways.
way adverb
Meaning : To a great degree or by a great distance. Very much (`right smart' is regional in the United States).
Example :
Way over budget.
Way off base.
The other side of the hill is right smart steeper than the side we are on.
Synonyms : right smart
