way

Dictionary definition · way

how something is done or how it happens"her dignified manner"
to have the ability to produce a particular effect or achieve an end"a means of control"
a line leading to a place or point"he looked the other direction"
the condition of things generally"that's the way it is"
a course of conduct"the path of virtue"
any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another"he said he was looking for the way out"
a journey or passage"they are on the way"
space for movement"room to pass"
the property of distance in general"it's a long way to Moscow"
doing as one pleases or chooses"if I had my way"
a general category of things; used in the expression ‘in the way of’"they didn't have much in the way of clothing"

to a great degree or by a great distance; very much (‘right smart’ is regional in the United States)"way over budget"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).