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 journey or passage

• “they are on the way”

the condition of things generally

• “that”
• “;”

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 line leading to a place or point

• “he looked the other direction”
• “didn”

the property of distance in general

• “it”
• “;”

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”

space for movement

• “room to pass”
• “make way for”
• “hardly enough elbow room to turn around”

a portion of something divided into shares

• “the 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”