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   Way

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   noun

   • 1. a method, style, or manner of doing something: "there are two ways of approaching this problem" Similar methodcourse of actionprocessproceduretechniquesystemplanstrategyschememeansmechanismroutinemannerapproachrouteroadmodus operandi
   • ▪ one's characteristic or habitual manner of behavior or expression: "it was not his way to wait passively for things to happen" Similar mannerstylefashionmodemethodpracticewonthabitcustomcharacteristicpolicyprocedureconventionfashionuseroutineruletraitattributemannerismpeculiarityidiosyncrasyoddityconductbehaviormannerstylenaturepersonalitytemperamentdispositioncharactermodus operandimodus vivendiformal:praxis
   • ▪ the customary modes of behavior or practices of a group: "foreigners who adopt French ways"
   • ▪ the typical manner in which something happens or in which someone or something behaves: "he was showing off, as is the way with adolescent boys"
   • ▪ a particular aspect of something; a respect: "I have changed in every way" Similar aspectregardfacetrespectsensefeaturedetailpointparticularcharacteristicquestionconnection
   • ▪ a specified condition or state: "the family was in a poor way" Similar stateconditionsituationcircumstancespositionpredicamentplightinformal:shape
   • 2. a road, track, path, or street for traveling along: "No. 3, Church Way"
   • ▪ a course of travel or route taken in order to reach a place: "can you tell me the way to Duffy Square?" Similar roadroadwaystreetthoroughfaretrackpathpathwaylaneavenuedrivechannelroutecoursedirection
   • ▪ a specified direction of travel or movement: "we just missed another car coming the other way" Similar directionbearingcourseorientationlineruntack
   • ▪ a means of entry or exit from somewhere, such as a door or gate: "we're going in the back way" Similar doordoorwaygateexitentranceentryportalroute
   • ▪ a distance traveled or to be traveled; the distance from one place to another: "they still had a long way ahead of them" Similar distancelengthstretchjourneyextentspaceintervalspangapseparation
   • ▪ a period between one point in time and another: "September was a long way off" Similar period of timetimestretchtermspanduration
   • ▪ travel or motion along a particular route; the route along which someone or something would travel if unobstructed: "Christine tried to follow but Martin blocked her way"
   • ▪ used with a verb and adverbial phrase to intensify the force of an action or to denote movement or progress: "I shouldered my way to the bar"
   • ▪ a particular area or locality: informal "I've got a sick cousin over Fayetteville way" Similar localityneighborhoodareadistrictlocalequartercommunityregionzonepartinformal:neck of the woodspartsmanorhoodnabe
   • 3. parts into which something divides or is divided: "the national vote split three ways"
   • 4. forward or backward motion of a ship or boat through water: "the dinghy lost way and drifted toward the shore"
   • 5. a sloping structure down which a new ship is launched.

   adverb

   • 1. at or to a considerable distance or extent; far (used before an adverb or preposition for emphasis): informal "his understanding of what constitutes good writing is way off target"
   • ▪ much: informal "I was cycling way too fast"
   • ▪ extremely; really (used for emphasis): informal "the guys behind the bar were way cool"

   Word Origin Old Englishweg, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch weg and German Weg, from a base meaning ‘move, carry’.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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   What does have a way with mean?

   • have a way with, to have a charming, persuasive, or effective manner of dealing with: He has a way with children; to have a way with words. have one's way with, (especially of a man) to have sexual intercourse with, sometimes by intimidating or forcing one's partner. in a family way, pregnant.

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   What does 'no way' mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! Click on the arrows to change the translation direction. No way! WAY meaning: 1. how you do something: 2. the route you take to get from one place to another: 3. to move…. Learn more.

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   Is way a noun or adverb?

   • Way is a noun and adverb. … As a noun the most common meanings of way are ‘method or style’, ‘route, direction, road’ and ‘distance’: … We can use way informally as a degree adverb to mean ‘a lot’: … We use in the way for things that are obstructing a path or stopping us from getting somewhere: … Far or a long way?

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   What does come a way mean?

   • as a method or means of: to number articles by way of distinguishing them. British. in the state or position of (being, doing, etc.); ostensibly: He is by way of being an authority on the subject. come one's way, to come to one; befall one: A bit of good fortune came my way. to withdraw or retreat: The army gave way before the advance of the enemy.

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   The means by which you go about doing something is the way you do it. Although you "cleaned" your room, the way you did it — shoving everything into your closet — didn't exactly solve the problem.

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