way

how something is done or how it happens; "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"

how a result is obtained or an end is achieved; "a means of control"; "an example is the best agency of instruction"; "the true way to success"

a line leading to a place or point; "he looked the other direction"; "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; "the path of virtue"; "we went our separate ways"; "our paths in life led us apart"; "genius usually follows a revolutionary path"

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

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"; "the other side of the hill is right smart steeper than the side we are on"