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way
How something is done or how it happens
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noun
How something is done or how it happens
“Her dignified manner”
noun
To have the ability to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
“A means of control”
noun
A line leading to a place or point
“He looked the other direction”
noun
The condition of things generally
“That's the way it is”
noun
A course of conduct
“The path of virtue”
noun
Any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another
“He said he was looking for the way out”
noun
A journey or passage
“They are on the way”
noun
Space for movement
“Room to pass”
noun
The property of distance in general
“It's a long way to Moscow”
noun
Doing as one pleases or chooses
“If I had my way”
noun
A general category of things; used in the expression ‘in the way of’
“They didn't have much in the way of clothing”
noun
A portion of something divided into shares
“They split the loot three ways”
adverb
To a great degree or by a great distance; very much (‘right smart’ is regional in the United States)
“Way over budget”
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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
A means of control
An example is the best agency of instruction
The true way to success
He looked the other direction
Didn't know the way home
That's the way it is
I felt the same way
The path of virtue
We went our separate ways
Our paths in life led us apart
Genius usually follows a revolutionary path
He said he was looking for the way out
They are on the way
Room to pass
Make way for
Hardly enough elbow room to turn around
It's a long way to Moscow
He went a long ways
If I had my way
They didn't have much in the way of clothing
They split the loot three ways
Way over budget
Way off base
The other side of the hill is right smart steeper than the side we are on
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