way

Meanings

• 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 a great degree or by a great distance; very much (`right smart' is regional in the United States)
  • "way over budget"
  • "way off base"

Synonyms

agency, direction, elbow room, fashion, manner, means, mode, path, right smart, room, style, way of life