Word Finder - way

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(heading) To do with a place or places.

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A method or manner of doing something; a mannerism.

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You're going about it the wrong way.  He's known for his quirky ways.  I don't like the way she looks at me.

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A state or condition

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When I returned home, I found my house and belongings in a most terrible way.

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(heading) Personal interaction.

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A tradition within the modern pagan faith of Heathenry, dedication to a specific deity or craft, Way of wyrd, Way of runes, Way of Thor etc.

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To walk the Way of the Runes, you must experience the runes as they manifest both in the part of Midgard that lies outside yourself and the worlds within. (Diana Paxson)

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Speed, progress, momentum.

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A degree, an amount, a sense.

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In a large way, crocodiles and alligators are similar.

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(As the head of an interjectory clause, followed by an infinitive starting with “to”) Acknowledges that a task has been done well, chiefly in expressions of sarcastic congratulation.

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Way to ruin the moment, guys.

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The timbers of shipyard stocks that slope into the water and along which a ship or large boat is launched.

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The longitudinal guiding surfaces on the bed of a planer, lathe, etc. along which a table or carriage moves.

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To travel.

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(only in reply to no way) yes; it is true; it is possible

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• yes way

Travel the way you wish to go.

I thought that was the best way to carry her.

On the way across the open water, they saw several dolphins.

In fact, that was a good way to make sure he didn't.

Two children, brother and sister, were on their way to school.

I don't like that way of doing things.

We were on our way back.

Plus, it's all about to speed way, way up.

It was very deep, and there was no way to climb out of it.

You had no real knowledge and therefore no way to make a wise decision.

I knew by the way my mother and aunt dressed when they were going out, and I invariably begged to go with them.

It wouldn't have been so much fun for him if she had reacted the way he did when she told him she was pregnant.

Señor Medena eyed Carmen thoughtfully, but like Alex, there was no way of knowing what was on his mind.

Are you sure that's the way you want it?

The patio is this way.

The morning passed in a pleasant way and soon it was time to leave.

Most people haven't even tried because we cannot reasonably imagine a way by which we can be rid of them.

As we understand our own genome better, we will know better how to eat in a way that is custom tailored for us.

I shouldn't have talked to you that way.

Such was the way in which the first true English poem was written.

In the United States, de Tocqueville's voluntary associations still do the job and anyone willing to make her way to a church or food pantry and say she is hungry will not leave empty handed.

To her, the idea was ludicrous, and yet, it probably looked that way to Dulce.

Maybe she wasn't happy with the way her parents lived.

Maybe there was a way out of this yet.

Was it so different from the way her father had felt?

Not dressed in that way? said the cardinal.

All scientific material from the past is making its way online.

Second, some people will still want their food grown the old-fashioned way, just like how I buy heritage meats and heirloom seeds.

But in the excitement of carrying me to church my father lost the name on the way, very naturally, since it was one in which he had declined to have a part.

There was no way to defend her moral objections without seeding doubt in his mind.

I didn't realize you felt that way.

We all knew about his family, but the way he acted, it was as if he wanted to hide them from us.

Well... I guess so, in a way.

It was rude to act this way to hosts who had invited them into their home on such a special occasion.

Something about the way he was watching her felt uncomfortable.

She gently broke the embrace and stepped away, smiling up at him in an inviting way.

Kissing his chin, she worked her way around to his cheek.

His fingers touched her chin and slid down her throat, exploring their way down to her bodice.

It was the first time they made love any place outside their bedroom, and it was way beyond exciting.

It was yet another example of the way their marriage continued to mature.

Then he drew back, his gaze running over her face in that familiar confident way.

Don't treat me that way, Alex.

I don't feel that way - ever.

She hesitated, wanting to find a way home, but not wanting to ask any more favors of him.

She flattened against the rock wall as she heard the horse scramble down into the ravine a little way down from her.

They might be the ones that sent the cavalry our way.

Having no way to refuse, she followed him to the campfire of their host.

There was no way I was going to bed.

A sort of inclined tunnel led upward for a way, and they found the floor of it both rough and steep.

It was no fun to be pulled over the sharp stones in that way; but it was better than to be bitten by the wolf.