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away

Letters that make away

a, w, y are letters that make 'away'

Words within away

WA, way are words within 'away'

away is a 4 letter word starting with a
away is a 4 letter word ending with y

13 possible definitions for 'away'

Away as "freely or at will"

Under this definition, away is an adjective and has the following properties:

Example of away used within this context

"fire away!"

Away as "so as to be removed or gotten rid of"

Under this definition, away is an adjective and has the following properties:

Example of away used within this context

"cleared the mess away", "the rotted wood had to be cut away"

Away as "at a distance in space or time"

Under this definition, away is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

off has the same meaning as away

Example of away used within this context

"the boat was 5 miles off (or away)", "the party is still 2 weeks off (or away)", "away back in the 18th century"

Away as "in or into a proper place (especially for storage or safekeeping)"

Under this definition, away is an adjective and has the following properties:

Example of away used within this context

"put the toys away", "her jewels are locked away in a safe", "filed the letter away"

Away as "in a different direction"

Under this definition, away is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

aside has the same meaning as away

Example of away used within this context

"turn aside", "turn away one's face", "glanced away"

Away as "indicating continuing action, continuously or steadily"

Under this definition, away is an adjective and has the following properties:

Example of away used within this context

"he worked away at the project for more than a year", "the child kept hammering away as if his life depended on it"

Away as "out of existence"

Under this definition, away is an adjective and has the following properties:

Example of away used within this context

"the music faded away", "tried to explain away the affair of the letter"- H.E.Scudder, "idled the hours away", "her fingernails were worn away"

Away as "out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts)"

Under this definition, away is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

aside has the same meaning as away

Example of away used within this context

"brush the objections aside", "pushed all doubts away"

Away as "in reserve, not for immediate use"

Under this definition, away is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

aside, by have the same meaning as 'away'

Example of away used within this context

"started setting aside money to buy a car", "put something by for her old age", "has a nest egg tucked away for a rainy day"

Away as "from one's possession"

Under this definition, away is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

out has the same meaning as away

Example of away used within this context

"he gave out money to the poor", "gave away the tickets"

Away as "from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)"

Under this definition, away is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

forth, off have the same meaning as 'away'

away Usage

'away' can be a useage of archaism, archaicism.

Example of away used within this context

"ran away from the lion", "wanted to get away from there", "sent the children away to boarding school", "the teacher waved the children away from the dead animal", "went off to school", "they drove off", "go forth and preach"

Away as "used of an opponent's ground"

Under this definition, away is an adjective and has the following properties:

Antonyms

home(a) has the opposite meaning of away

away as a category

'away' can be a category of sport, athletics.

Example of away used within this context

"an away game"

Away as "(of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter"

Under this definition, away is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

outside has the same meaning as away

away as a category

'away' can be a category of baseball, baseball game.

Similar to away

inaccurate is similar to away.

Example of away used within this context

"the pitch was away (or wide)", "an outside pitch"