ways

nounnouncommon in dialogue

//weɪz//

A distance.

noun

1
Also a form of wayplural of way

noun

1
figurativeA distance.
a little ways out
We walked a ways from my house to the mall.
Now, we have no particular objection to this Santa Claus business, but will say what we have said before, that it is entirely overdone and a long ways from being proper in the so-called “christian America.”
“We still have a ways to go with patterns.” “You still have a ways to go with everything,” I told him.

way · To do with a place or places. A road, a direction, a…Way · Christianity.Wayne · A surname originating as an occupation.

ways · A distance.

wayward · Given to a wilful, perverse deviation from the expected norm;…we · Two or more people including or consisting of the…weak · Lacking in force (usually strength) or ability.

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