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English noun: way | |||
| 1. | way (attribute) how something is done or how it happens | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | fashion, manner, mode, style | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | property | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | artistic style, drape, fit, form, idiom, life style, life-style, lifestyle, modus vivendi, response, setup, signature, touch, wise | ||
| 2. | way (act) how a result is obtained or an end is achieved | ||
| Samples | A means of control. An example is the best agency of instruction. The true way to success. | ||
| Synonyms | agency, means | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | effectuation, implementation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | desperate measure, dint, escape, expedient, fast track, instrument, open sesame, road, salvation, stepping stone, tool, tooth, voice, wings | ||
| 3. | way (location) a line leading to a place or point | ||
| Samples | He looked the other direction. Didn't know the way home. | ||
| Synonyms | direction | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | itinerary, path, route | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | aim, bearing, course, east-west direction, heading, north-south direction, qibla, tendency, trend, trend | ||
| 4. | way (state) the condition of things generally | ||
| Samples | That's the way it is. I felt the same way. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | condition, status | ||
| 5. | way (act) a course of conduct | ||
| Samples | The path of virtue. We went our separate ways. Our paths in life led us apart. Genius usually follows a revolutionary path. | ||
| Synonyms | path, way of life | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | course, course of action | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ambages, hadith, primrose path, straight and narrow, strait and narrow, Sunna, Sunnah, warpath | ||
| 6. | way (artifact) any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another | ||
| Samples | He said he was looking for the way out. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | artefact, artifact | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | access, approach, lane, passage, path, road, route, staircase, stairway, watercourse, waterway | ||
| Part holonym | roadside, wayside | ||
| Part meronym | transit, transportation, transportation system | ||
| 7. | way (act) a journey or passage | ||
| Samples | They are on the way. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | journey, journeying | ||
| 8. | way (quantity) space for movement | ||
| Samples | Room to pass. Make way for. Hardly enough elbow room to turn around. | ||
| Synonyms | elbow room, room | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | position, spatial relation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | breathing room, breathing space, clearance, headroom, headway, houseroom, lebensraum, living space, parking, sea room, seating, seating area, seating room, seats, standing room | ||
| 9. | way (attribute) the property of distance in general | ||
| Samples | It's a long way to Moscow. He went a long ways. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | distance | ||
| Domain usage | colloquialism | ||
| 10. | way (cognition) doing as one pleases or chooses | ||
| Samples | If I had my way. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | choice, pick, selection | ||
| 11. | way (cognition) a general category of things; used in the expression `in the way of' | ||
| Samples | They didn't have much in the way of clothing. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | category | ||
| 12. | way (possession) a portion of something divided into shares | ||
| Samples | They split the loot three ways. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | part, percentage, portion, share | ||
English adverb: way | |||
| 1. | way to a great degree or by a great distance; very much (`right smart' is regional in the United States) | ||
| Samples | Way over budget. Way off base. The other side of the hill is right smart steeper than the side we are on. | ||
| Synonyms | right smart | ||
| Domain usage | colloquialism | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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