Dictionary entry details
• WAY (noun)
Meaning:
How something is done or how it happens
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
way; mode; manner; fashion; style
Context examples:
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 ("way" is a kind of...):
property (a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "way"):
wise (a way of doing or being)
signature; touch (a distinguishing style)
setup (the way something is organized or arranged)
life style; life-style; lifestyle; modus vivendi (a manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes)
form (a particular mode in which something is manifested)
fit (the manner in which something fits)
drape (the manner in which fabric hangs or falls)
artistic style; idiom (the style of a particular artist or school or movement)
Meaning:
How a result is obtained or an end is achieved
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
means; way; agency
Context examples:
a means of control / an example is the best agency of instruction / the true way to success
Hypernyms ("way" is a kind of...):
effectuation; implementation (the act of implementing (providing a practical means for accomplishing something); carrying into effect)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "way"):
dint (interchangeable with 'means' in the expression 'by means of')
wings (a means of flight or ascent)
voice (a means or agency by which something is expressed or communicated)
tooth (a means of enforcement)
salvation (a means of preserving from harm or unpleasantness)
open sesame (any very successful means of achieving a result)
desperate measure (desperate actions taken as a means to an end)
expedient (a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one)
stepping stone (any means of advancement)
road (a way or means to achieve something)
instrument; tool (the means whereby some act is accomplished)
fast track (a rapid means of achieving a goal)
escape (a means or way of escaping)
Meaning:
A journey or passage
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context example:
they are on the way
Hypernyms ("way" is a kind of...):
journey; journeying (the act of traveling from one place to another)
Meaning:
The condition of things generally
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Context examples:
that's the way it is / I felt the same way
Hypernyms ("way" is a kind of...):
condition; status (a state at a particular time)
Meaning:
A course of conduct
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
path; way of life; way
Context examples:
the path of virtue / we went our separate ways / our paths in life led us apart / genius usually follows a revolutionary path
Hypernyms ("way" is a kind of...):
course; course of action (a mode of action)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "way"):
warpath (a course leading to warfare or battle)
hadith; Sunna; Sunnah ((Islam) the way of life prescribed as normative for Muslims on the basis of the teachings and practices of Muhammad and interpretations of the Koran)
straight and narrow; strait and narrow (the way of proper and honest behavior)
primrose path (a life of ease and pleasure)
ambages ((archaic) roundabout or mysterious ways of action)
Meaning:
Any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Context example:
he said he was looking for the way out
Hypernyms ("way" is a kind of...):
artefact; artifact (a man-made object taken as a whole)
Meronyms (parts of "way"):
roadside; wayside (edge of a way or road or path)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "way"):
access; approach (a way of entering or leaving)
lane (a narrow way or road)
passage (a way through or along which someone or something may pass)
path (a way especially designed for a particular use)
road; route (an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation)
staircase; stairway (a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps)
watercourse; waterway (a conduit through which water flows)
Holonyms ("way" is a part of...):
transit; transportation; transportation system (a facility consisting of the means and equipment necessary for the movement of passengers or goods)
Meaning:
A line leading to a place or point
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
direction; way
Context examples:
he looked the other direction / didn't know the way home
Hypernyms ("way" is a kind of...):
itinerary; path; route (an established line of travel or access)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "way"):
tendency; trend (a general direction in which something tends to move)
qibla (the direction of the Kaaba toward which Muslims turn for their daily prayers)
north-south direction (in a direction parallel with lines of longitude)
east-west direction (in a direction parallel with lines of latitude)
course; trend (general line of orientation)
aim; bearing; heading (the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies)
Meaning:
The property of distance in general
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Context examples:
it's a long way to Moscow / he went a long ways
Hypernyms ("way" is a kind of...):
distance (the property created by the space between two objects or points)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
Meaning:
Doing as one pleases or chooses
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Context example:
if I had my way
Hypernyms ("way" is a kind of...):
choice; pick; selection (the person or thing chosen or selected)
Meaning:
A general category of things; used in the expression 'in the way of'
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Context example:
they didn't have much in the way of clothing
Hypernyms ("way" is a kind of...):
category (a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme)
Meaning:
Space for movement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
elbow room; room; way
Context examples:
room to pass / make way for / hardly enough elbow room to turn around
Hypernyms ("way" is a kind of...):
position; spatial relation (the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "way"):
parking (space in which vehicles can be parked)
lebensraum; living space (space sought for occupation by a nation whose population is expanding)
houseroom (space for accommodation in a house)
clearance; headroom; headway (vertical space available to allow easy passage under something)
breathing room; breathing space (sufficient room for easy breathing or movement)
standing room (room for passengers or spectators to stand)
seating; seating area; seating room; seats (an area that includes places where several people can sit)
sea room (space for maneuver at sea)
Meaning:
A portion of something divided into shares
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Context example:
the split the loot three ways
Hypernyms ("way" is a kind of...):
part; percentage; portion; share (assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group)
• WAY (adverb)
Meaning:
To a great degree or by a great distance; very much ('right smart' is regional in the United States)
Synonyms:
right smart; way
Context examples:
way over budget / way off base / the other side of the hill is right smart steeper than the side we are on
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
