Way

Space for movement

A course of conduct

Thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

A line leading to a place or point

To a great degree or by a great distance; very much (`right smart' is regional in the United States)

Synonyms

Right smart

Usage of

Colloquialism

Examples

Way over budget

Way off base

How something is done or how it happens

A general category of things; used in the expression `in the way of'

Type of

Category

Examples

They didn't have much in the way of clothing

A journey or passage

Examples

They are on the way

Any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another

A portion of something divided into shares

Examples

They split the loot three ways

Doing as one pleases or chooses

Examples

If I had my way

The condition of things generally

Examples

That's the way it is

I felt the same way

The property of distance in general

Usage of

Colloquialism

Type of

Distance

Examples

It's a long way to Moscow

He went a long ways