noun
Meaning 1
plural of way
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
ways
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/weɪz/
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US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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homophone: weighs
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rhymes with -eɪz
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CMU ARPABET: W EY1 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A distance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, figuratively, informal, sometimes
Qualifier: usually preceded by a
Examples
- a little ways out
- We walked a ways from my house to the mall.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: shipway, slipway
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: structure, construction
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.