Word

way, n.
(ways)
freq. cnt. 380

how something is done or how it happens
<noun.attribute> freq. cnt.: 290 freq. cnt.: 183 freq. cnt.: 49 freq. cnt.: 28 freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 13

fashion manner mode style way

sample sentences

"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"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

stylist stylize

semantic pointers

hypernym

hyponym

idiom, artistic style drape fit form life style, life-style, lifestyle, modus vivendi setup touch, signature wise response

thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 111 freq. cnt.: 61 freq. cnt.: 50

agency means way

sample sentences

"a means of control"
"an example is the best agency of instruction"
"the true way to success"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hypernym

implementation, effectuation

hyponym

dint escape fast track tool, instrument road stepping stone expedient desperate measure open sesame salvation tooth voice wings

a line leading to a place or point
<noun.location> freq. cnt.: 75 freq. cnt.: 40 freq. cnt.: 35

direction way

sample sentences

"he looked the other direction"
"didn't know the way home"

semantic pointers

hypernym

route, path, itinerary

hyponym

bearing, heading, aim course, trend east-west direction north-south direction qibla trend, tendency

the condition of things generally
<noun.state> freq. cnt.: 28 freq. cnt.: 28

way

sample sentences

"that's the way it is"
"I felt the same way"

semantic pointers

hypernym

condition, status

a course of conduct
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 40 freq. cnt.: 19 freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 10

path way way of life

sample sentences

"the path of virtue"
"we went our separate ways"
"our paths in life led us apart"
"genius usually follows a revolutionary path"

semantic pointers

hypernym

course, course of action

hyponym

ambages primrose path straight and narrow, strait and narrow Sunnah, Sunna, hadith warpath

any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 16 freq. cnt.: 16

way

sample sentences

"he said he was looking for the way out"

semantic pointers

hypernym

artifact, artefact

hyponym

access, approach lane passage path road, route stairway, staircase watercourse, waterway

part holonym

transportation, transportation system, transit

part meronym

roadside, wayside

a journey or passage
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 12

way

sample sentences

"they are on the way"

semantic pointers

hypernym

journey, journeying

space for movement
<noun.quantity> freq. cnt.: 20 freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 10

elbow room room way

sample sentences

"room to pass"
"make way for"
"hardly enough elbow room to turn around"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hyponym

seating, seats, seating room, seating area standing room breathing room, breathing space headroom, headway, clearance houseroom living space, lebensraum parking sea room

hypernym

position, spatial relation

the property of distance in general
<noun.attribute> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 7

way

sample sentences

"it's a long way to Moscow"
"he went a long ways"

semantic pointers

hypernym

domain of synset (usage)

doing as one pleases or chooses
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

way

sample sentences

"if I had my way"

semantic pointers

hypernym

choice, pick, selection

a general category of things; used in the expression `in the way of'
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

way

sample sentences

"they didn't have much in the way of clothing"

semantic pointers

hypernym

a portion of something divided into shares
<noun.possession>

way

sample sentences

"they split the loot three ways"

semantic pointers

hypernym

share, part, percentage, portion