Way vs. Ways
Difference Between Way and Ways
Way➦
A road, path, or highway affording passage from one place to another.
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Ways➦
plural of way
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Way➦
An opening affording passage
This door is the only way into the attic.
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Ways➦
A distance.
a little ways out
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Way➦
Space to proceed
cleared the way for the parade.
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Ways➦
the property of distance in general;
it's a long way to Moscow
he went a long ways
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Way➦
Opportunity to advance
opened the way to peace.
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Ways➦
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
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Way➦
A course that is or may be used in going from one place to another
tried to find the shortest way home.
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Ways➦
n is between 2 and infinity;
They split the loot four ways
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Way➦
Progress or travel along a certain route or in a specific direction
on her way north.
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Way➦
often ways (Used with a sing. verb) Informal Distance
The travelers have come a long way. That village is a good ways off.
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Way➦
A course of conduct or action
tried to take the easy way out of the mess he was in.
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Way➦
A manner or method of doing something
several ways of solving this problem.
had no way to reach her.
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Way➦
Used with a personal pronoun as the object of various verbs to indicate progress toward an objective
elbowed his way through the crowd.
talked my way into the club.
worked his way into a better job.
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Way➦
A usual or habitual manner or mode of being, living, or acting
the American way of life.
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Way➦
An individual or personal manner of behaving, acting, or doing
Have it your own way.
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Way➦
A specific direction
He glanced my way.
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Way➦
A participant. Often used in combination
a three-way conversation.
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Way➦
An aspect, particular, or feature
resembles his father in many ways.
in no way comparable.
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Way➦
Nature or category
not much in the way of a plot.
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Way➦
Freedom to do as one wishes
if I had my way.
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Way➦
An aptitude or facility
She certainly does have a way with words.
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Way➦
A state or condition
He is in a bad way financially.
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Way➦
Vicinity
Drop in when you're out our way.
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Way➦
often ways A longitudinal strip on a surface that serves to guide a moving machine part.
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Way➦
ways (used with a sing. or pl. verb) Nautical The structure on which a ship is built and from which it slides when launched.
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Way➦
(Informal) By a great distance or to a great degree; far
way off base.
way too expensive.
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Way➦
(Slang) Very; extremely
"Can they really make a car that's way cool?" (Fortune).
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Way➦
(Informal) From this place; away
Go way.
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Way➦
(Informal) Used in response to no way to indicate affirmation contradicting a negative assertion.
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Way➦
(heading) To do with a place or places.
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Way➦
A road, a direction, a (physical or conceptual) path from one place to another.
Do you know the way to the airport?
Come this way and I'll show you a shortcut.
It's a long way from here.
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Way➦
A means to enter or leave a place.
We got into the cinema through the back way.
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Way➦
A roughly-defined geographical area.
If you're ever 'round this way, come over and visit me.
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Way➦
A method or manner of doing something; a mannerism.
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.
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Way➦
A state or condition
When I returned home, I found my house and belongings in a most terrible way.
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Way➦
(heading) Personal interaction.
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Way➦
Possibility (usually in the phrases 'any way' and 'no way').
There's no way I'm going to clean up after you.
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Way➦
Determined course; resolved mode of action or conduct.
My little sister always whines until she gets her way.
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Way➦
(Germanic paganism) A tradition within the modern pagan faith of Heathenry, dedication to a specific deity or craft, Way of wyrd, Way of runes, Way of Thor etc.
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Way➦
Speed, progress, momentum.
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Way➦
A degree, an amount, a sense.
In a significant way, crocodiles and alligators are similar.
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Way➦
Acknowledges that a task has been done well, chiefly in expressions of sarcastic congratulation.
Way to ruin the moment, guys.
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Way➦
(plural only) The timbers of shipyard stocks that slope into the water and along which a ship or large boat is launched.
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Way➦
(plural only) The longitudinal guiding surfaces on the bed of a planer, lathe, etc. along which a table or carriage moves.
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Way➦
The letter for the w sound in Pitman shorthand.
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Way➦
yes; it is true; it is possible
yes way
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Way➦
(obsolete) To travel.
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Way➦
Much.
I'm way too tired to do that.
I'm a way better singer than Emma.
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Way➦
Very.
I'm way tired.
String theory is way cool, except for the math.
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Way➦
(informal) Far.
I used to live way over there.
The farmhouse is way down the bottom of the hill.
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Way➦
Away.
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Way➦
That by, upon, or along, which one passes or processes; opportunity or room to pass; place of passing; passage; road, street, track, or path of any kind; as, they built a way to the mine.
I shall him seek by way and eke by street.
The way seems difficult, and steep to scale.
The season and ways were very improper for his majesty's forces to march so great a distance.
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Way➦
Length of space; distance; interval; as, a great way; a long way.
And whenever the way seemed long,Or his heart began to fail.
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Way➦
A moving; passage; procession; journey.
I prythee, now, lead the way.
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Way➦
Course or direction of motion or process; tendency of action; advance.
If that way be your walk, you have not far.
And let eternal justice take the way.
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Way➦
The means by which anything is reached, or anything is accomplished; scheme; device; plan.
My best way is to creep under his gaberdine.
By noble ways we conquest will prepare.
What impious ways my wishes took!
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Way➦
Manner; method; mode; fashion; style; as, the way of expressing one's ideas.
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Way➦
Regular course; habitual method of life or action; plan of conduct; mode of dealing.
Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
When men lived in a grander way.
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Way➦
Sphere or scope of observation.
The public ministers that fell in my way.
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Way➦
Determined course; resolved mode of action or conduct; as, to have one's way.
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Way➦
Progress; as, a ship has way.
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Way➦
The longitudinal guides, or guiding surfaces, on the bed of a planer, lathe, or the like, along which a table or carriage moves.
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Way➦
Right of way. See below.
All keep the broad highway, and take delightWith many rather for to go astray.
There is but one road by which to climb up.
When nightDarkens the streets, then wander forth the sonsOf Belial, flown with insolence and wine.
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Way➦
To go or travel to; to go in, as a way or path.
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Way➦
To move; to progress; to go.
On a time as they together wayed.
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Way➦
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
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Way➦
how a result is obtained or an end is achieved;
a means of control
an example is the best agency of instruction
the true way to success
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Way➦
a journey or passage;
they are on the way
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Way➦
the condition of things generally;
that's the way it is
I felt the same way
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Way➦
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
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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
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Way➦
a line leading to a place or point;
he looked the other direction
didn't know the way home
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Way➦
the property of distance in general;
it's a long way to Moscow
he went a long ways
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Way➦
doing as one pleases or chooses;
if I had my way
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Way➦
a general category of things; used in the expression `in the way of';
they didn't have much in the way of clothing
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Way➦
space for movement;
room to pass
make way for
hardly enough elbow room to turn around
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Way➦
a portion of something divided into shares;
the split the loot three ways
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Way➦
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
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