Definition: how a result is obtained or an end is achieved
Usage: a means of control; an example is the best agency of instruction; the true way to success
Similar words: implementation, effectuation
Definition: the act of implementing (providing a practical means for accomplishing something); carrying into effect
Synonyms: way
Definition: a journey or passage
Usage: they are on the way
Similar words: journey, journeying
Definition: the act of traveling from one place to another
Synonyms: path, way, way of life
Definition: a course of conduct
Usage: the path of virtue; we went our separate ways; our paths in life led us apart; genius usually follows a revolutionary path
Similar words: course, course of action
Definition: a mode of action
Usage: if you persist in that course you will surely fail; once a nation is embarked on a course of action it becomes extremely difficult for any retraction to take place
Synonyms: way
Definition: any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another
Usage: he said he was looking for the way out
Synonyms: way, style, manner, fashion, mode
Definition: how something is done or how it happens
Usage: 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
Similar words: property
Definition: a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class
Usage: a study of the physical properties of atomic particles
Synonyms: way
Definition: the property of distance in general
Usage: it's a long way to Moscow; he went a long ways
Similar words: distance
Definition: the property created by the space between two objects or points
Synonyms: way
Definition: doing as one pleases or chooses
Usage: if I had my way
Similar words: selection, choice, pick
Definition: the person or thing chosen or selected
Usage: he was my pick for mayor
Synonyms: way
Definition: a general category of things; used in the expression `in the way of'
Usage: they didn't have much in the way of clothing
Similar words: category
Definition: a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme
Definition: a line leading to a place or point
Usage: he looked the other direction; didn't know the way home
Synonyms: way
Definition: a portion of something divided into shares
Usage: they split the loot three ways
Similar words: share, percentage, part, portion
Definition: assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
Usage: he wanted his share in cash
Synonyms: elbow room, room, way
Definition: space for movement
Usage: room to pass; make way for; hardly enough elbow room to turn around
Similar words: position, spatial relation
Definition: the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated
Usage: the position of the hands on the clock; he specified the spatial relations of every piece of furniture on the stage
Synonyms: way
Definition: the condition of things generally
Usage: that's the way it is; I felt the same way
Similar words: condition, status
Definition: a state at a particular time
Usage: a condition (or state) of disrepair; the current status of the arms negotiations