1. (

• manner ,
• mode ,
• style ,
• way ,
• fashion

) how something is done or how it happens; "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" ;

2. (

• means ,
• agency ,
• way ,

) thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end; "a means of control"; "an example is the best agency of instruction"; "the true way to success" ;

3. (

• direction ,
• way

) a line leading to a place or point; "he looked the other direction"; "didn't know the way home" ;

4. (

• way

) the condition of things generally; "that's the way it is"; "I felt the same way" ;

5. (

• way ,
• path ,
• way_of_life

) 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" ;

6. (

• way

) any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another; "he said he was looking for the way out" ;

7. (

• way ,

) a journey or passage; "they are on the way" ;

8. (

• room ,
• way ,
• elbow_room

) space for movement; "room to pass"; "make way for"; "hardly enough elbow room to turn around" ;

9. (

• way ,

) the property of distance in general; "it's a long way to Moscow"; "he went a long ways" ;

10. (

• way

) doing as one pleases or chooses; "if I had my way" ;

11. (

• way ,

) a general category of things; used in the expression `in the way of'; "they didn't have much in the way of clothing" ;

12. (

• way

) a portion of something divided into shares; "they split the loot three ways" ;

1. (

• way ,
• right_smart

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