way

Letters that make way

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

Words within way

WA are words within 'way'

Anagrams of way

yaw is an anagram of 'way'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of way

ways, sways, away, sway are words created by adding a letter to 'way'


13 possible definitions for 'way'

Way as "to a great degree or by a great distance, very much (`right smart' is regional in the United States)"

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

Synonyms

right smart has the same meaning as way

way Usage

'way' can be a useage of colloquialism.

Example of way used within this context

"way over budget", "way off base", "the other side of the hill is right smart steeper than the side we are on"


Way as "a journey or passage"

Under this definition, way is a noun and has the following properties:

way as a type

'way' can be a type of journey, journeying.

Example of way used within this context

"they are on the way"


Way as "doing as one pleases or chooses"

Under this definition, way is a noun and has the following properties:

way as a type

'way' can be a type of choice, selection, pick.

Example of way used within this context

"if I had my way"


Way as "a general category of things, used in the expression `in the way of'"

Under this definition, way is a noun and has the following properties:

way as a type

'way' can be a type of category.

Example of way used within this context

"they didn't have much in the way of clothing"


Way as "a line leading to a place or point"

Under this definition, way is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

direction has the same meaning as way

way as a type

'way' can be a type of path, itinerary, route.

Types of way

course, aim, bearing, heading, tendency, trend, trend, east-west direction, north-south direction, qibla are types of 'way'.

Example of way used within this context

"he looked the other direction", "didn't know the way home"


Way as "a portion of something divided into shares"

Under this definition, way is a noun and has the following properties:

way as a type

'way' can be a type of part, portion, share, percentage.

Example of way used within this context

"they split the loot three ways"


Way as "the condition of things generally"

Under this definition, way is a noun and has the following properties:

way as a type

'way' can be a type of status, condition.

Example of way used within this context

"that's the way it is", "I felt the same way"


Way as "the property of distance in general"

Under this definition, way is a noun and has the following properties:

way as a type

'way' can be a type of distance.

way Usage

'way' can be a useage of colloquialism.

Example of way used within this context

"it's a long way to Moscow", "he went a long ways"


Way as "space for movement"

Under this definition, way is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

room, elbow room have the same meaning as 'way'

way as a type

'way' can be a type of spatial relation, position.

Types of way

seats, seating room, seating area, standing room, seating, clearance, headroom, headway, breathing space, parking, breathing room, houseroom, living space, lebensraum, sea room are types of 'way'.

Derivatives of way

spacious, roomy are derivatives of 'way'.

Example of way used within this context

"room to pass", "make way for", "hardly enough elbow room to turn around"


Way as "how something is done or how it happens"

Under this definition, way is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

mode, fashion, style, manner have the same meaning as 'way'

way as a type

'way' can be a type of property.

Types of way

artistic style, idiom, life style, life-style, modus vivendi, signature, fit, form, touch, setup, drape, response, lifestyle, wise are types of 'way'.

Derivatives of way

hairdresser, hairstylist, stylist, styler, stylize, stylise, conventionalize, mannerly, well-mannered are derivatives of 'way'.

Example of way used within this context

"her dignified manner", "his rapid manner of talking", "their nomadic mode of existence", "in the characteristic New York style", "a lonely way of life", "in an abrasive fashion"


Way as "any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another"

Under this definition, way is a noun and has the following properties:

way as a type

'way' can be a type of artifact, artefact.

Types of way

lane, route, stairway, staircase, watercourse, passage, path, road, waterway, approach, access are types of 'way'.

way as a part

'way' can be a part of transportation system, transportation, transit.

Parts of way

wayside, roadside are parts of 'way'.

Example of way used within this context

"he said he was looking for the way out"


Way as "a course of conduct"

Under this definition, way is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

path, way of life have the same meaning as 'way'

way as a type

'way' can be a type of course of action, course.

Types of way

warpath, straight and narrow, Sunna, ambages, primrose path, strait and narrow, Sunnah, hadith are types of 'way'.

Example of way used within this context

"the path of virtue", "we went our separate ways", "our paths in life led us apart", "genius usually follows a revolutionary path"


Way as "how a result is obtained or an end is achieved"

Under this definition, way is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

means, agency have the same meaning as 'way'

way as a type

'way' can be a type of implementation, effectuation.

Types of way

escape, expedient, salvation, dint, fast track, instrument, tool, road, stepping stone, desperate measure, open sesame, tooth, voice, wings are types of 'way'.

Derivatives of way

agential is a derivative of way.

Example of way used within this context

"a means of control", "an example is the best agency of instruction", "the true way to success"



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