ways Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
   slipway; shipway.
   
2. noun how something is done or how it happens
   style; fashion; manner; way; mode.
   
   • 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
3. noun how a result is obtained or an end is achieved
   agency; way; means.
   
   • a means of control
   • an example is the best agency of instruction
   • the true way to success
4. noun a line leading to a place or point
   direction; way.
   
   • he looked the other direction
   • didn't know the way home
5. noun the condition of things generally
   way.
   
   • that's the way it is
   • I felt the same way
6. noun a course of conduct
   path; way of life; way.
   
   • the path of virtue
   • we went our separate ways
   • our paths in life led us apart
   • genius usually follows a revolutionary path
7. noun any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another
   way.
   
   • he said he was looking for the way out
8. noun a journey or passage
   way.
   
   • they are on the way
9. noun space for movement
   elbow room; room; way.
   
   • room to pass
   • make way for
   • hardly enough elbow room to turn around
10. noun the property of distance in general
    way.
    
    • it's a long way to Moscow
    • he went a long ways
11. noun doing as one pleases or chooses
    way.
    
    • if I had my way
12. noun a general category of things; used in the expression `in the way of'
    way.
    
    • they didn't have much in the way of clothing
13. noun a portion of something divided into shares
    way.
    
    • they split the loot three ways

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