way

Plural

ways

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.To do with a place or places.

   • We lied our way through the debriefing.
   • Twenty miles surely is a long way to walk.
   • The way seems difficult, and steep to scale.

2. 2.A method or manner of doing something; a mannerism.

   • He's finally seen the error of his ways.
   • You're going about it the wrong way. He's known for his quirky ways. I don't like the way she looks at me.
   • An artificial kidney these days still means a refrigerator-sized dialysis machine. Such devices mimic the way real kidneys cleanse blood and eject impurities and surplus water as urine.

3. 3.A state or condition

   • When I returned home, I found my house and belongings in a most terrible way.

4. 4.Personal interaction.

   • There's no way I'm going to clean up after you.
   • My little sister always whines until she gets her way.

Intj

Interjection

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A word or short phrase used to express a sudden emotion or reaction.

1. 1.Yes; it is true; it is possible.(slang)

   • We repeated this ritual of “no way - way, no way - way” over the years.

Adverb

Adverb

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A word that modifies a verb, adjective, another adverb, or a clause.

1. 1.Far.(informal)

   • I used to live way over there.
   • The farmhouse is way down the bottom of the hill.
   • He kicked the ball way up.

2. 2.Much, far, by a great degree.(informal)

   • I'm a way better singer than Emma.
   • Porcine dermal collagen is similar to human dermal collagen biochemically. In mouse skin, the dermis is once again way thinner than in humans.
   • I'm way too tired to do that.

3. 3.Very.(slang)

   • String theory is way cool, except for the math.

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General reading & writing

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Synonyms

• fashion
• manner
• mode
• style