way

way [-s] n

OE weg.

1. Lifestyle; [fig.] Christian covenant; gospel calling; (see Matthew 7:14).
2. Path; road; route; avenue.
3. Manner; fashion; style; custom; habit; practice.
4. Period; amount of time; [fig.] distance.
5. State of being; tendency; perception.
6. Means; device; implementation.
7. Direction; course.
8. Distance; length.
9. Appropriate method; proper procedure; effective process; correct technique; right course of action; most effective means.
10. Condition; situation; circumstance.
11. Gate; passage; medium of access.
12. Journey; quest; trek.
13. Phrase. “By the way”: in passing; down the road; along the path; in the route commonly taken; [word play] in the process; in the course of events.