ways: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of ways
- pathways«Word Popularity Bar5/5
pathway
- noun a bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path through the brain
nerve tract; nerve pathway; tract.
- noun a trodden path
footpath.
- noun a bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path through the brain
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always
- adverb at all times; all the time and on every occasion
ever; e'er.
- I will always be there to help you
- always arrives on time
- there is always some pollution in the air
- ever hoping to strike it rich
- ever busy
- adverb without variation or change, in every case
constantly; invariably.
- constantly kind and gracious
- he always arrives on time
- adverb at all times; all the time and on every occasion
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highway
- noun a major road for any form of motor transport
main road.
- noun a major road for any form of motor transport
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airway
- noun a duct that provides ventilation (as in mines)
air duct; air passage.
- noun a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another
air lane; skyway; flight path.
- noun a duct that provides ventilation (as in mines)
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railway
- noun line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
railway line; railroad; railroad line; railway system.
- noun a line of track providing a runway for wheels
railroad track; railroad.
- he walked along the railroad track
- noun line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
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sideways
- adjective satellite (of movement) at an angle
crabwise.
- adverb with one side forward or to the front
sidewise; sideway.
- turned sideways to show the profile
- crabs seeming to walk sidewise
- adjective satellite (of movement) at an angle
- waterways3/5
waterway
- noun a navigable body of water
- noun a conduit through which water flows
watercourse.
- noun a navigable body of water
- stairways3/5
stairway
- noun a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
staircase.
- noun a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
- walkways3/5
walkway
- noun a path set aside for walking
paseo; walk.
- after the blizzard he shoveled the front walk
- noun a path set aside for walking
- roadways3/5
roadway
- noun a road (especially that part of a road) over which vehicles travel
- noun a road (especially that part of a road) over which vehicles travel
- passageways3/5
passageway
- noun a passage between rooms or between buildings
- noun a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass
passage.
- the nasal passages
- noun a passage between rooms or between buildings
- gateways3/5
gateway
- noun an entrance that can be closed by a gate
- noun an entrance that can be closed by a gate
- doorways3/5
doorway
- noun the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
threshold; room access; door.
- he stuck his head in the doorway
- noun the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
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hallway
- noun an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
hall.
- the elevators were at the end of the hall
- noun an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
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runaway
- noun an easy victory
laugher; romp; blowout; walkaway; shoo-in.
- noun someone who flees from an uncongenial situation
fugitive; fleer.
- fugitives from the sweatshops
- noun an easy victory
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runway
- noun a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
track; rail; rails.
- noun a chute down which logs can slide
- noun a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
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byway
- noun a side road little traveled (as in the countryside)
bypath; byroad.
- noun a side road little traveled (as in the countryside)
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driveway
- noun a road leading up to a private house
private road; drive.
- they parked in the driveway
- noun a road leading up to a private house
- fairways2/5
fairway
- noun the area between the tee and putting green where the grass is cut short
- noun the usual course taken by vessels through a harbor or coastal waters
- noun the area between the tee and putting green where the grass is cut short
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causeway
- noun a road that is raised above water or marshland or sand
- verb provide with a causeway
- A causewayed swamp
- noun a road that is raised above water or marshland or sand
- parkways2/5
parkway
- noun a wide scenic road planted with trees
drive.
- the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views
- noun a wide scenic road planted with trees
- freeways2/5
freeway
- noun a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
motorway; thruway; pike; throughway; superhighway; state highway; expressway.
- noun a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
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motorway
- noun a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
thruway; pike; freeway; throughway; superhighway; state highway; expressway.
- noun a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
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tramway
- noun a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers
tram; aerial tramway; ropeway; cable tramway.
- noun the track on which trams or streetcars run
tramline; streetcar track.
- noun a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers
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archway
- noun a passageway under a curved masonry construction
arch.
- they built a triumphal arch to memorialize their victory
- noun a passageway under a curved masonry construction
- expressways2/5
expressway
- noun a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
motorway; thruway; pike; freeway; throughway; superhighway; state highway.
- noun a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
- raceways2/5
raceway
- noun a canal for a current of water
race.
- noun a course over which races are run
track; racecourse; racetrack.
- noun a canal for a current of water
- getaways2/5
getaway
- noun the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration
pickup.
- his car has a lot of pickup
- noun a rapid escape (as by criminals)
lam.
- the thieves made a clean getaway
- after the expose he had to take it on the lam
- noun the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration
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gangway
- noun a temporary passageway of planks (as over mud on a building site)
- noun a temporary bridge for getting on and off a vessel at dockside
gangboard; gangplank.
- noun a temporary passageway of planks (as over mud on a building site)
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spillway
- noun a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction
spill; wasteweir.
- noun a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction
- subways2/5
subway
- noun an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)
underground; tube; subway system; metro.
- in Paris the subway system is called the `metro' and in London it is called the `tube' or the `underground'
- noun an underground tunnel or passage enabling pedestrians to cross a road or railway
underpass.
- noun an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)
- sways2/5
sway
- noun controlling influence
- noun pitching dangerously to one side
tilt; careen; rock.
- noun controlling influence
- alleyways2/5
alleyway
- noun a narrow street with walls on both sides
back street; alley.
- noun a narrow street with walls on both sides
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giveaway
- noun a gift of public land or resources for the private gain of a limited group
- noun an unintentional disclosure
- noun a gift of public land or resources for the private gain of a limited group
- lengthways2/5
lengthways
- adjective running or extending in the direction of the length of a thing
lengthwise.
- the lengthwise dimension
- adverb in the direction of the length
longways; longitudinally; longwise; lengthwise.
- He cut the paper lengthwise
- adjective running or extending in the direction of the length of a thing
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castaway
- noun a person who is rejected (from society or home)
pariah; Ishmael; outcast.
- noun a shipwrecked person
shipwreck survivor.
- noun a person who is rejected (from society or home)
- crossways2/5
crossways
- adverb transversely
crosswise; across.
- the marble slabs were cut across
- noun a junction where one street or road crosses another
crossing; crossroad; intersection; carrefour; crossway.
- adverb transversely
- greenways2/5
greenway
- noun a belt of parks or rural land surrounding a town or city
greenbelt.
- noun a belt of parks or rural land surrounding a town or city
- anyways2/5
anyways
- adverb used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement; anyhow, they're quiet"; anyway, it's gone"; in any case, there was a brief scuffle"
anyway; at any rate; in any event; anyhow; in any case.
- Anyhow, he is dead now
- I think they're asleep
- I don't know what happened to it
- anyway, there is another factor to consider
- I don't know how it started
- in any event, the government faced a serious protest
- but at any rate he got a knighthood for it
- adverb used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement; anyhow, they're quiet"; anyway, it's gone"; in any case, there was a brief scuffle"
- leastways2/5
leastways
- adverb if nothing else (`leastwise' is informal and `leastways' is colloquial)
at any rate; at least; leastwise.
- at least he survived
- they felt--at any rate Jim felt--relieved though still wary
- the influence of economists--or at any rate of economics--is far-reaching
- adverb if nothing else (`leastwise' is informal and `leastways' is colloquial)
- folkways2/5
folkways
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- lifeways2/5
- foodways2/5
- aways2/5
away
- adjective satellite not present; having left
- he's away right now
- you must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away
- adjective used of an opponent's ground
- an away game
- adjective satellite not present; having left
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headway
- noun vertical space available to allow easy passage under something
headroom; clearance.
- noun forward movement
head.
- the ship made little headway against the gale
- noun vertical space available to allow easy passage under something
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slipway
- noun structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
ways; shipway.
- noun structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
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entryway
- noun something that provides access (to get in or get out)
entrance; entree; entranceway; entry.
- they waited at the entrance to the garden
- beggars waited just outside the entryway to the cathedral
- noun something that provides access (to get in or get out)
- flyways1/5
flyway
- noun the geographic route along which birds customarily migrate
migration route.
- noun the geographic route along which birds customarily migrate
- skyways1/5
skyway
- noun a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another
air lane; airway; flight path.
- noun a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another
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entranceway
- noun something that provides access (to get in or get out)
entryway; entrance; entree; entry.
- they waited at the entrance to the garden
- beggars waited just outside the entryway to the cathedral
- noun something that provides access (to get in or get out)
- speedways1/5
speedway
- noun road where high speed driving is allowed
- noun a racetrack for racing automobiles or motorcycles
- noun road where high speed driving is allowed
- companionways1/5
companionway
- noun a stairway or ladder that leads from one deck to another on a ship
- noun a stairway or ladder that leads from one deck to another on a ship
- hideaways1/5
hideaway
- noun a hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlaws
hideout; den.
- noun an area where you can be alone
retreat.
- noun a hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlaws
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superhighway
- noun a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
motorway; thruway; pike; freeway; throughway; state highway; expressway.
- noun an extensive electronic network (such as the internet) used for the rapid transfer of sound and video and graphics in digital form
information superhighway.
- noun a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
- hatchways1/5
hatchway
- noun an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship
opening; scuttle.
- noun an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship
- seaways1/5
seaway
- noun a lane at sea that is a regularly used route for vessels
trade route; ship route; sea lane.
- noun a lane at sea that is a regularly used route for vessels
- carriageways1/5
carriageway
- noun one of the two sides of a motorway where traffic travels in one direction only usually in two or three lanes
- noun one of the two sides of a motorway where traffic travels in one direction only usually in two or three lanes
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beltway
- noun a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center
ringway; ring road; bypass.
- noun a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center
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cutaway
- noun a representation (drawing or model) of something in which the outside is omitted to reveal the inner parts
cutaway drawing; cutaway model.
- noun a man's coat cut diagonally from the waist to the back of the knees
- noun a representation (drawing or model) of something in which the outside is omitted to reveal the inner parts
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takeaway
- noun prepared food that is intended to be eaten off of the premises
takeout; takeout food.
- in England they call takeout food `takeaway'
- noun a concession made by a labor union to a company that is trying to lower its expenditures
- noun prepared food that is intended to be eaten off of the premises
- slideways1/5
slideway
- noun sloping channel through which things can descend
sloping trough; chute; slide.
- noun sloping channel through which things can descend
- broadways1/5
broadway
- noun a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
Great White Way.
- noun a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
- ropeways1/5
ropeway
- noun a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers
tram; aerial tramway; cable tramway; tramway.
- noun a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers
- stowaways1/5
stowaway
- noun a person who hides aboard a ship or plane in the hope of getting free passage
- noun a person who hides aboard a ship or plane in the hope of getting free passage
- taxiways1/5
taxiway
- noun a paved surface in the form of a strip; used by planes taxiing to or from the runway at an airport
taxi strip.
- noun a paved surface in the form of a strip; used by planes taxiing to or from the runway at an airport
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straightaway
- noun a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse
straight.
- adjective satellite performed with little or no delay
quick; prompt; immediate.
- an immediate reply to my letter
- a prompt reply
- was quick to respond
- a straightaway denial
- noun a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse
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throwaway
- noun (sometimes offensive) a homeless boy who has been abandoned and roams the streets
gamin; street arab.
- noun an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
handbill; flier; bill; broadside; flyer; broadsheet; circular.
- he mailed the circular to all subscribers
- noun (sometimes offensive) a homeless boy who has been abandoned and roams the streets
- galloways1/5
galloway
- noun a district in southwestern Scotland
- noun breed of hardy black chiefly beef cattle native to Scotland
- noun a district in southwestern Scotland
- midways1/5
midway
- noun the place at a fair or carnival where sideshows and similar amusements are located
- noun naval battle of World War II (June 1942); American planes based on land and on carriers decisively defeated a Japanese fleet on its way to invade the Midway Islands
Battle of Midway.
- noun the place at a fair or carnival where sideshows and similar amusements are located
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ojibway
- noun a member of an Algonquian people who lived west of Lake Superior
Ojibwa; Chippewa.
- noun the Algonquian language spoken by the Ojibwa
Ojibwa; Chippewa.
- noun a member of an Algonquian people who lived west of Lake Superior
- breakaways1/5
breakaway
- noun the act of breaking away or withdrawing from
breaking away.
- there was a breakaway by the discontented members
- a breaking away from family and neighborhood
- adjective satellite having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude
separatist; fissiparous.
- a breakaway faction
- noun the act of breaking away or withdrawing from
- longways1/5
longways
- noun country dancing performed with couples in two long lines facing each other
longways dance.
- adverb in the direction of the length
lengthways; longitudinally; longwise; lengthwise.
- He cut the paper lengthwise
- noun country dancing performed with couples in two long lines facing each other
- edgeways1/5
edgeways
- adverb as if by an edge; barely
edgewise.
- I could not get a word in edgewise
- adverb with the edge forward or on, by, or toward the edge
edgewise.
- he sawed the board edgeways
- held it edgewise
- adverb as if by an edge; barely
- endways1/5
endways
- adverb on end or upright
endwise.
- sticks leaning against the wall endways
- adverb in or toward the direction of the ends; lengthwise
endwise.
- endways pressure
- adverb on end or upright
- trackways1/5
- trailways1/5
trailways
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- footways1/5
footway
A passage for pedestrians only.
- noways1/5
noways
In no manner or degree; not at all; nowise. But Ireland will noways allow that name unto it. Fuller.
- otherways1/5
otherways
See Tyndale.Otherwise .
- keyways1/5
- chippeways1/5
chippeways
(Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians formerly inhabiting the northern and weastern shores of Lake Superior; -- called also Objibways .
- guideways1/5
- routeways1/5
routeways
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- rockaways1/5
rockaway
Formerly, a light, low, four-wheeled carriage, with standing top, open at the sides, but having waterproof curtains which could be let down when occasion required; now, a somewhat similar, but heavier, carriage, inclosed, except in front, and having a door at each side.
- fishways1/5
fishways
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- laneways1/5
- bikeways1/5
bikeways
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- riverways1/5
- bridleways1/5
bridleways
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- soakaways1/5
- wireways1/5
wireways
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- colourways1/5
colourways
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- cableways1/5
cableways
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- floodways1/5
floodways
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- breezeways1/5
breezeways
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Suffixes of ways
- wayside«Word Popularity Bar3/5
wayside
- noun edge of a way or road or path
roadside.
- flowers along the wayside
- noun edge of a way or road or path
- waysides1/5
wayside
- noun edge of a way or road or path
roadside.
- flowers along the wayside
- noun edge of a way or road or path
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