what does way mean?
WAY as NOUN
- Meaning
- how a result is obtained or an end is achieved
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- a means of control
- an example is the best agency of instruction
- the true way to success
Hypernyms(s) way is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) way is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- the path of virtue
- we went our separate ways
- our paths in life led us apart
- genius usually follows a revolutionary path
Hypernyms(s) way is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another
Usage Example(s)
- he said he was looking for the way out
Hypernyms(s) way is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- how something is done or how it happens
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- 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
Hypernyms(s) way is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Derived(s)
- Meaning
- the property of distance in general
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- it’’s a long way to Moscow
- he went a long ways
Hypernyms(s) way is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- doing as one pleases or chooses
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Hypernyms(s) way is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- a general category of things
- used in the expression `in the way of”
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- they didn”t have much in the way of clothing
Hypernyms(s) way is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- a line leading to a place or point
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- he looked the other direction
- didn”t know the way home
Hypernyms(s) way is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Hyponym(s)
- Meaning
- a portion of something divided into shares
Usage Example(s)
- the split the loot three ways
Hypernyms(s) way is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- room to pass
- make way for
- hardly enough elbow room to turn around
Hypernyms(s) way is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Hyponym(s)
- Meaning
- the condition of things generally
Usage Example(s)
- that’’s the way it is
- I felt the same way
Hypernyms(s) way is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
WAY as ADVERB
- Meaning
- to a great degree or by a great distance
- very much (`right smart” is regional in the United States)
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- way over budget
- way off base
- the other side of the hill is right smart steeper than the side we are on
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