way

(noun) how something is done or how it happens. Synonyms: manner, mode, style, fashion. 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."

(noun) how a result is obtained or an end is achieved. Synonyms: means, agency. Examples: "A means of control." "An example is the best agency of instruction." "The true way to success."

(noun) a line leading to a place or point. Synonyms: direction. Examples: "He looked the other direction." "Didn't know the way home."

(noun) the condition of things generally. Examples: "That's the way it is." "I felt the same way."

(noun) a course of conduct. Synonyms: path, way of life. Examples: "The path of virtue." "We went our separate ways." "Our paths in life led us apart." "Genius usually follows a revolutionary path."

(noun) any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another. Example: "He said he was looking for the way out."

(noun) a journey or passage. Example: "They are on the way."

(noun) space for movement. Synonyms: room, elbow room. Examples: "Room to pass." "Make way for." "Hardly enough elbow room to turn around."

(noun) the property of distance in general. Examples: "It's a long way to moscow." "He went a long ways."

(noun) doing as one pleases or chooses. Example: "If i had my way."

(noun) a general category of things; used in the expression `in the way of'. Example: "They didn't have much in the way of clothing."

(noun) a portion of something divided into shares. Example: "They split the loot three ways."

(adv) to a great degree or by a great distance; very much (`right smart' is regional in the United States). Synonyms: right smart. Examples: "Way over budget." "Way off base." "The other side of the hill is right smart steeper than the side we are on."