way
n 1: a manner of performance; "a manner of living"; "in the
characteristic New York style"; "a way of life" [syn: {manner},
{mode}, {style}, {fashion}]
2: how a result is obtained or an end is achieved; "a means of
communcation"; "an example is the best agency of
instruction"; "the true way to success" [syn: {means}, {agency}]
3: a journey or passage; "they are on the way"
4: the condition of things generally; "that's the way it is" or
"I felt the same way"
5: a course of conduct; "the path of virtue"; "we went our
separate ways"; "our paths in life led us apart"; "genius
usually follows a revolutionary path" [syn: {path}, {way
of life}]
6: any road or path affording passage from one place to
another; "he said he was looking for the way out"
7: a line leading to a place or point: "he looked the other
direction"; "didn't know the way home" [syn: {direction}]
8: the property of distance in general; "it's a long way to
Moscow"; (colloquial) "he went a long ways" [syn: {ways}]
9: doing as one pleases or chooses: "if I had my way"
10: a general category of things; used in the expression "in the
way of": "they didn't have much in the way of clothing"
11: space for movement; "room to pass"; "make way for": "hardly
enough elbow room to turn around" [syn: {room}, {elbow
room}]
12: a portion of something divided into shares: "the split the
loot three ways"
adv : (informal) to a great degree or by a great distance; very
much; "way over budget"; "way off base"; "right smart"
is regional (US S and Midland) as in "the other side of
the hill is right smart steeper than the side we are
on" [syn: {right smart}]