Literally, a passing; hence, a passage; the place of passing; hence, a road of any kind; a highway; a private road; a lane; a street; any place for the passing of men; cattle or other animals; a word of very comprehensive signification.

Length of space; as a great way; a little way.

Course; direction of motion or travel. What way did he take? Which way shall I go? Keep in the way of truth and knowledge. Mark what way I make.

Passage; room for passing. Make way for the jury.

Course, or regular course. And let eternal justice take the way.

Tendency to any meaning or act. There is nothing in the words that sounds that way.

Sphere of observation. The general officers and the public ministers that fell in my way-

To make way, to give room for passing; or to make a vacancy. To give way, to recede; to make room; or to yield; to concede the place or opinion to another. To make ones way, to advance in life by efforts; to advance successfully. By the way, en passant, as we proceed; a phrase introducing something in discourse, not immediately connected with the subject. To go ones way, or to come ones way, to go or come along. To go the way of all the earth, to die. In the way, a phrase noting obstruction. What is there in the way of your success? In Scripture, the ways of God, are his providential government, or his works. Romans 11:33; Job 11:7. Way and ways are used in certain phrases, in the sense of wise. He is no ways a match for his antagonist. Tis no way the interest even of the priesthood. To be under way, in seamens language, to be in motion, as when a ship begins to move. So a ship is said to have head-way, when she moves forward in her course, and stern-way, when she is driven astern. She is said also to gather way, or to lose way. Lee-way is a movement of a ship aside of her course, or to the leeward. Milky way, in astronomy, the galaxy; a broad luminous belt or space in the heavens, supposed to be occasioned by the blended light of an immense number of stars. By means of a telescope of uncommon magnifying powers, Dr. Herschel has been able to ascertain this fact, by distinguishing the stars. Covert way, in fortification, a passage covered from the enemys fire. Ways and means, in legislation, means for raising money; resources for revenue. Way-going crop, among farmers, is the crop which is taken from the ground the year the tenant leaves the farm.