way
1. how something is done or how it happens (Freq. 183)
- 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
• Syn:
manner, mode, style, fashion
• Derivationally related forms:
stylist (for: style), stylize (for: style), mannerly (for: manner)
• Hypernyms:
property
• Hyponyms:
artistic style, idiom, drape, fit, form,
life style, life-style, lifestyle, modus vivendi, setup, touch,
signature, wise, response
2. how a result is obtained or an end is achieved (Freq. 61)
- a means of control
- an example is the best agency of instruction
- the true way to success
• Syn:
means, agency
• Derivationally related forms:
agential (for: agency)
• Hypernyms:
implementation, effectuation
• Hyponyms:
dint, escape, fast track, instrument, tool,
road, stepping stone, expedient, desperate measure, open sesame, salvation,
tooth, voice, wings
3. a line leading to a place or point (Freq. 40)
- he looked the other direction
- didn't know the way home
• Syn:
direction
• Hypernyms:
path, route, itinerary
• Hyponyms:
bearing, heading, aim, course, trend,
east-west direction, north-south direction, qibla, tendency
4. the condition of things generally (Freq. 28)
- that's the way it is
- I felt the same way
• Hypernyms:
condition, status
5. a course of conduct (Freq. 19)
- the path of virtue
- we went our separate ways
- our paths in life led us apart
- genius usually follows a revolutionary path
• Syn:
path, way of life
• Hypernyms:
course, course of action
• Hyponyms:
ambages, primrose path, straight and narrow, strait and narrow, Sunnah,
Sunna, hadith, warpath
6. any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another (Freq. 16)
- he said he was looking for the way out
• Hypernyms:
artifact, artefact
• Hyponyms:
access, approach, lane, passage, path,
road, route, stairway, staircase, watercourse, waterway
• Part Holonyms:
transportation system, transportation, transit
• Part Meronyms:
wayside, roadside
7. a journey or passage (Freq. 12)
- they are on the way
• Hypernyms:
journey, journeying
8. space for movement (Freq. 10)
- room to pass
- make way for
- hardly enough elbow room to turn around
• Syn:
room, elbow room
• Derivationally related forms:
roomy (for: room)
• Hypernyms:
position, spatial relation
• Hyponyms:
seating, seats, seating room, seating area, standing room,
breathing room, breathing space, headroom, headway, clearance, houseroom,
living space, lebensraum, parking, sea room
9. the property of distance in general (Freq. 7)
- it's a long way to Moscow
- he went a long ways
• Usage Domain:
colloquialism
• Hypernyms:
distance
10. doing as one pleases or chooses (Freq. 3)
- if I had my way
• Hypernyms:
choice, pick, selection
11. a general category of things;
used in the expression 'in the way of' (Freq. 1)
- they didn't have much in the way of clothing
• Hypernyms:
category
12. a portion of something divided into shares
- they split the loot three ways
• Hypernyms:
share, portion, part, percentage
to a great degree or by a great distance;
very much ('right smart' is regional in the United States) (Freq. 7)
- way over budget
- way off base
- the other side of the hill is right smart steeper than the side we are on
• Syn:
right smart
• Usage Domain:
colloquialism
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