way

space for movement

“make way for”

a portion of something divided into shares

“they split the loot three ways”

doing as one pleases or chooses

“if I had my way”

the condition of things generally

“that's the way it is”

the property of distance in general

“it's a long way to Moscow”

a course of conduct

“we went our separate ways”

thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

“the true way to success”

a line leading to a place or point

“didn't know the way home”

to a great degree or by a great distance; very much (`right smart' is regional in the United States)

“way over budget”

how something is done or how it happens

“a lonely way of life”

a general category of things; used in the expression `in the way of'

“they didn't have much in the way of clothing”

a journey or passage

“they are on the way”