Definition of a-way in English English dictionary
- Milky Way
- The Milky Way Galaxy, the galaxy in which Earth is located; extension of the night sky phenomenon
- Milky Way
- A broad band of diffuse white light, visible in the night sky; our view of the dense portions of the Milky Way Galaxy from inside the galaxy
- Milky Way Galaxy
- the galaxy in which we reside
- Third Way
- Alternative form of third way
- Way
- the South Downs Way
We're walking along the Way now.
- Way of the Cross
- A series of pictures/statues depicting the Stations of the Cross, as laid out around a church, along a road etc
- all the way
- To the end
- all the way to Egery and back
- The long way; a roundabout route; a long distance to travel
- any way one slices it
- from any perspective; in every case
Any way you slice it, we have to get out of here and we have to take him with us.
- away
- Absent; gone; at a distance
The master is away from home.
- away
- To release
Anchors away!.
- away
- By ellipsis of the verb, equivalent to an imperative: Go or come away; begone; take away
- away
- From a place; hence
Go away!.
- away
- At a distance in time or space
While De Anza was exploring the Bay of San Francisco, seeking a site for the presidio, the American colonists on the eastern seaboard, three thousand miles away, were celebrating the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
- be on its way out
- To be in the process of becoming redundant
- be on its way out
- To be going out of fashion
- be the way to go
- To be the best option or course of action
We browsed the fruit-and-veg aisle for over ten minutes before finally deciding that the passion fruits were the way to go for our children’s lunchboxes.
- by the way
- Incidentally; a parenthetical statement not timely, central, or crucial to the topic at hand; foregone, passed by, something that has already happened
I had counted on a life-lease of the profits, whereas I only received those of a few short years. But this is by the way.
- by way of
- By the route of; through; via
I always go over the wall, by way of the plum tree, said Matilda.
- by way of
- Possessing the characteristics, nature, or standing of
From what you tell me, he's by way of being the brains of the family..
- by way of
- For the purpose of; as a means or instance of
Why they hesitated I never could tell, unless they did it by way of a joke.
- come a long way
- To make significant progress
Computer-generated graphics have come a long way in the past few decades.
- cry all the way to the bank
- To be happy due to the receipt of money, although expressing sorrow about the cause of such receipt
When his rich aunt died, he was crying all the way to the bank.
- don't let the door hit you on the way out
- Used to indicate that one is glad to see someone leaving
- eightfold way
- a theory that organizes subatomic particles into octets
- every which way
- All over; in every direction
The kids got to the park and ran every which way.
- every which way
- In all sorts of ways or manners
You can't keep doing it every which way if you want a consistent result.
- family way
- See in a family way
- gave way
- Simple past of give way
- get in the way
- to obstruct, hinder, or interfere
- give way
- To collapse or break under physical stresses
After years of neglect, the rusty old bridge could give way at any time.
- give way
- To give precedence to other road users
At the crossing, cars must give way to pedestrians.
- give way
- To yield to persistent persuasion
The mother gave way to her crying child.
- give way
- To be followed, succeeded, or replaced by
Winter gave way to spring.
- given way
- Past participle of give way
- gives way
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of give way
- go a long way
- To achieve considerable success
The moment I met him I knew he would go a long way.
- go a long way
- To be adequate or helpful for a significant amount of time
Thank you for your generous donation; I'm sure it will go a long way.
- go all the way
- To have sexual intercourse
- go all the way
- To continue to the conclusion of a task or project
- go down the wrong way
- To go down the wrong tube in one's throat and make one cough or choke
Gosh! That chicken went down the wrong way, and I couldn't breath for a couple of seconds!.
- go out of one's way
- To make an extra effort
I wouldn't mind some help, but please don't go out of your way for me.
- go the way of
- To end up the same way as. To receive the same fate as
Vinyl records seem to have gone the way of the dinosaurs .
- go the way of all flesh
- To die; to follow a course leading to death or extinction
Laurence of Oxford went the way of all flesh on the gallows.
- go the way of the dinosaurs
- to go extinct or become obsolete; to fall out of common use or practice; to go off the firsthand market; to become a thing of the past
Washboards went the way of the dinosaurs when washing machines became commonplace.
- go the way of the dodo
- to go extinct or become obsolete; to fall out of common use or practice; to go out of the firsthand market; to become a thing of the past
It's funny how the phrase gone the way of the dodo has gone the way of the dodo.
- have a way with
- To be skilled, adept, or graceful in something
She has a way with animals, and they seem instinctively to trust her.
- have it your way
- Do something the way you want to, but be prepared for the consequences
OK, have it your way, format the hard disk and see what happens.
- have one's way
- to make love with someone
- have one's way
- to obtain the circumstances one wishes for; to do what one wishes to do, or to have others do what one wishes them to do
He held out to me a bowl of steaming broth, that filled the room with a savour sweeter, ten thousand times, to me than every rose and lily of the world; yet would not let me drink it at a gulp, but made me sip it with a spoon like any baby. Thus while I drank, he told me where I was, namely, in an attic at the Why Not?, but would not say more then, bidding me get to sleep again, and I should know all afterwards. And so it was ten days or more before youth and health had their way, and I was strong again; and all that time Elzevir Block sat by my bed, and nursed me tenderly as a woman. So piece by piece I learned the story of how they found me.
- have one's way with
- To engage in sexual intercourse with
- have one's wicked way
- To have sexual intercourse
- in a family way
- In the manner of members of a family
The congregation agrees in a family way to take care of them for life.
- in a family way
- Pregnant
Three pregnancies occur in this novel: Nina, Fran and Danielle all find themselves in a family way.
- in a way
- To a certain degree
- in any way, shape, or form
- In any way at all; whatsoever
- in harm's way
- At risk; in the physical or figurative path of danger
In a totalitarian state, the wrong political views easily place you in harm's way.
- in no way, shape, or form
- Not in any way at all; not at all, nohow
- in something's way
- obstructing, blocking, or impeding movement or line of sight
The mountains were in the railroad's way.
- in the family way
- Alternative form of in a family way
- in the way
- obstructing, blocking, or hindering
I really wanted a clear photo of the president, but all the journalists were in the way.
- in the way of
- In relation to; similar to
Unfortunately this university offers little in the way of scholarships or research grants.
- laugh all the way to the bank
- To be happy due to the receipt of money
- learn the hard way
- To learn by experiencing the consequences of making mistakes
Anyone who tries to cycle will learn the hard way that grazes are painful.
- learned the hard way
- Present participle of learn the hard way
- learning the hard way
- Simple past tense and past participle of learn the hard way
- learns the hard way
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of learn the hard way
- look the other way
- To ignore something wrong. Similar to connive
- make one's way
- To move forward, usually toward a destination or goal, physically or conceptually
- make way
- to progress through the water Bowditch
- make way
- To clear a passage
- make way
- an instruction to get out of the way of someone else, usually because they are carrying something and need a clear pathway. Compare with gangway
- make way
- To make progress
He was starting to make his way in the world.
- middle way
- The middle of three paths
- middle way
- An intermediate course (of action, policy etc) between two extremes; a compromise
Obama's choice, according to McChrystal, a former special forces commander, boils down to this: Escalate or evacuate, get on or get out; there is no middle way that does not invite calamity on a grand scale.
- middle way
- The midpoint of a person's life; middle age
- my way or the highway
- An expression suggesting an ultimatum which indicates the listener(s) will either conform to the desires of the speaker or else the listener(s) will be excluded
Speaker Gingrich said today that if President Clinton follows through on his threat to veto key GOP legislation, the House will shut down parts of the federal government.
- my-way-or-the-highway
- Adjectival form of the phrase my way or the highway
His my-way-or-the-highway attitude doesn't fit U.S. foreign-policy concerns or domestic issues.
- nee way
- absolutely no, no way
nee way man!.
- no way
- indicates rejection or impossibility
You want to borrow three hundred dollars? No way!.
- no way
- absolutely not; under no circumstances
I will never again eat that stuff. No way!.
- no way
- indicates astonished disbelief
You failed your exam again? No way!.
- no way
- In no way; nowise
- no way Jose
- Absolutely not
- no way to treat a lady
- Rude, insensitive, or harmful behavior, especially when directed toward a female
A bus driver for the Dave Matthews Band dumped a septic tank off the Kinzie Street Bridge in 2004 and transformed the Chicago Little Lady into a poop deck. 'Twas no way to treat a lady.
- on one's way
- Leaving; going about one's business/
If we're done, I'll be on my way.
- on one's way
- In the direct route that one intends to travel
I can drop you at the station, as it is on my way home.
- on the way
- Whilst travelling
We gathered up what was left of the red deer after skinning and cleaning it, and set out upon our return journey toward the U-boat. On the way Olson, von Schoenvorts and I discussed the needs of our immediate future, and we were unanimous in placing foremost the necessity of a permanent camp on shore.
- on the way
- coming, approaching
Don't panic! Reinforcements are on the way.
- one-way
- allowing travel in only one direction
I bought a one-way ticket to Leeds.
- one-way
- allowing movement in only one direction
The town centre is now a system of one-way streets.
- one-way mirror
- A mirror reflecting images on one side and transparent on the other, often used by the police during an interrogation
The trainee interviews a client in a one-way mirror room or in front of a video camera while being observed by the supervisor, who guides the therapy by telephoning suggestions or bringing the trainee out for discussion. — Learning and Teaching Therapy by Jay Haley.
- one-way mirrors
- plural form of one-way mirror
- one-way street
- A thoroughfare in which traffic is only allowed to proceed in one direction
- one-way ticket
- A ticket granting permission to travel to a place but not back
- one-way ticket
- A course of action from which there is no way back
Voting Labour is a one way ticket to higher fuel prices.
- out of harm's way
- Out of danger; no longer in a combat situation
- out of one's way
- Not in the direct route that one would normally use
I gave him a lift, even though his house was a little out of my way.
- out of one's way
- Used to order someone to give one clear passage
Out of my way!.
- out of the way
- not obstructing or hindering; not in the way
Please move your bike out of the way.
- out of the way
- remote or secluded
I know this out-of-the-way hotel where we could stay.
- out of the way
- improper or offensive
- out of the way
- unusual or out of the ordinary
- out of the way
- taken care of
Now that the main problems are out of the way, we can start working on the details.
- pave the way
- To make future development easier
Germany's development of rocket weapons paved the way for human controlled spaceflight.
- permanent way
- the track and bed of a railway
- right of way
- The area modified for passage of a railway; often specifically the railbed and tracks
- right of way
- The right to proceed first in traffic
- right of way
- A legal easement granted for the construction of a roadway or railway
- right of way
- The priority granted to the first person to properly execute an attack
- right of way
- Land on which a right of way exists
- right of way
- A legal right of passage over another's land or pathways
restricted byway” means a highway over which the public have restricted byway rights, with or without a right to drive animals of any description along the highway, but no other rights of way.
- right-of-way
- Alternative spelling of right of way
- rights of way
- plural form of right of way
- rub somebody the wrong way
- To bother, disturb, irritate, or annoy
It's a small thing, really, to leave towels unfolded, but it rubs him the wrong way.
- talk one's way out of
- To avoid doing something by speaking to someone using (possibly false) logic and reasons
He managed to talk his way out of painting the fence.
- that's the way life is
- Certain things cannot be changed, helped or improved; struggle and objection are pointless
Shit happens; that's the way life is. In fact, I want you to take an additional thousand for your efforts.
- that's the way life is
- That is the way things happen
- that's the way the ball bounces
- That is the way things happen
- that's the way the cookie crumbles
- That is the way things happen; that's life
- that's the way the mop flops
- That is the way things happen
- the other way around
- The same but with the things or people mentioned in reverse order
After all, he’s speaking our language, not the other way around.
- the other way round
- In reversed orientation
If it isn't working, try turning the battery the other way round.
- the other way round
- The same but with the mentioned things or people in reverse order or position
At dinner Marigold had the Rector on her right and the Colonel on her left, Francis had their wives the other way round to avoid any signs of preference, ….
- the way to a man's heart is through his stomach
- Cooking for a man is a good way to win his affections
- there isn't any easy way to say this
- Used to introduce bad news
- there's more than one way to skin a cat
- A problem generally has more than one solution
- third way
- An ideology which seeks to find middle ground between right- and left-wing politics, associated during the 1990s with various centre-left political parties in Europe, North America and Australia
- third way
- An approach or solution which strives for a middle ground between two opposing viewpoints
- this way
- Used to indicate the direction to take
He told me to take this way.
- three-way
- Sexual activity involving three persons; a threesome; a menage à trois
A guy Julian and you had a three-way with millions of years ago. I used to watch you guys screw through the keyhole sometimes.
- three-way switch
- A type of light switch which can be arranged in pairs to control lights from two locations, as at either end of a stairway or long hallway
- two-way
- allowing traffic in two directions
- two-way
- moving in both directions
- two-way
- permitting communication in two directions
- two-way
- Playing both offense and defense in the same game
- two-way
- involving the mutual action or participation of two parties
- two-way communication
- Any form of communication between two parties, both of whom can send and receive messages
- two-way mirror
- A mirror that is partially reflective and partially transparent
- two-way mirrors
- plural form of two-way mirror
- two-way street
- A social interaction in which both parties are expected to give and take equally
A good friendship is a two-way street.
- under way
- moving through the water; not anchored, moored, aground, or beachedUS FM 55-501 MARINE CREWMAN’S HANDBOOK; 1 December 1999. Compare with make way
- under way
- In operation, in progress, commenced
- way
- The means to navigate a path
- way
- A path
- way
- Possiblility (usually in the phrases 'any way' and 'no way')
- way
- Much
I'm a way better singer than she.
- way
- An unspecified distance
It's a long way to Tipperary, / it's a long way to go.
- way
- A tradition within the modern pagan faith of Heathenry, dedication to a specific deity or craft, Way of wyrd, Way of runes, Way of Thor etc
- way
- very
I'm way tired.
- way
- To travel
on a time as they together way'd, / He made him open chalenge .
- way
- Speed
Ten minutes into the run Tang slowed, Welch calling out her speed as she lost way.
- way
- A method of doing something
- way back when
- A time in the distant past
- way cool
- Very cool as in hip; awesome
- way of all flesh
- Death; mortality
He abhors his decaying portrait, which pitilessly shows him the way of all flesh.
- way of life
- A style of living that reflects the attitudes of a person or group; a lifestyle
- way of the world
- The manner, often unavoidable or displeasing, in which events usually unfold or in which people usually behave
His trademark silences suggest a man who knows the ways of the world and doesn't much like them.
- way out
- A solution
I need a way out of this problem.
- way out
- far from shore, home, or other familiar place
We're quite a way out now.
- way out
- An exit
- way out
- Alternative spelling of way-out
- way out of a paper bag
- A minimal level of competence or effectiveness, as used in phrases where one is unable to perform such
Personally I don’t think this egg could punch his way out of a paper bag. He’s only been workin’ in this trap two days.
- way station
- A service area or temporary lodging used during a longer journey
- way station
- A small railway station between the principal stations or a station where the train stops only on a signal
- way to go
- an expression of congratulations, encouragement, or approval in American English. Not in common use outside of the US
The team finished ahead of schedule and under budget. Way to go!.
- way to go
- A route, course of action; a preferred decision or choice
They are about the same quality, so if you can get a discount on the color you like, that would be the way to go.
- way-out
- unusual, unconventional or strange
- way-out
- out of the mainstream of society
Jenny is a way-out kinda gal.
- way-wise
- Knowledgeable about the route
- what a way to go
- expression or remark on the unfortunate, exceptional, or unusual nature of somebody's death
- whichever way one slices it
- from any perspective; in every case
Whichever way you slice it, we have to get out of here and we have to take him with us.
- wrong-way concurrencies
- plural form of wrong-way concurrency
- wrong-way concurrency
- A road concurrency in which at least two numbered highway routes are signed in opposite, conflicting directions on the same stretch of physical roadway
- yes way
- Indicates defiance of a previously said no way
- you don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows
- You don't need an expert to tell you what you already know
- out-of-the-way
- remotely situated
- away
- If you look or turn away from something, you move your head so that you are no longer looking at it. She quickly looked away and stared down at her hands As he stands up, he turns his face away from her so that she won't see his tears
- one way or the other
- in this manner or in some other manner, either this way or that way, any way
- way over my head
- beyond my understanding; too hard for me; too much for me to handle
- away
- away Away is often used with verbs of movement, such as `go' and `drive', and also in phrasal verbs such as `do away with' and `fade away'
- away
- If someone or something moves or is moved away from a place, they move or are moved so that they are no longer there. If you are away from a place, you are not in the place where people expect you to be. An injured policeman was led away by colleagues He walked away from his car She drove away before either of them could speak again Jason was away on a business trip
- go back a long way
- If people go back a long way, they have known each other for a long time
- put it another way
- A phrase introducing a restatement of what someone, usually the speaker, has just said
- take the coward's way out
- (Ev ile ilgili) Kill oneself
- away
- {s} not on the home field, played on another team's field (Sports)
- away
- in another place; far, at a great distance
- away
- Away from the frontal plane (when the arm is in front of the body) or towards the frontal plane (when the arm is behind the body)
- away
- {a} at a distance, begone, let us go
- Away
- way
- away
- in a different direction; "turn aside"; "turn away one's face"; "glanced away"
- away
- indicating continuing action; continuously or steadily; "he worked away at the project for more than a year"; "the child kept hammering away as if his life depended on it"
- away
- Traveling; on vacation
- away
- The away ball is that which is furthest from the hole when more than one golfer is playing It usually is played first
- away
- from one's possession; "he gave out money to the poor"; "gave away the tickets"
- away
- The furthest ball from the hole This ball should be played first
- away
- Scudder; "idled the hours away"; "her fingernails were worn away" indicating continuing action; continuously or steadily; "he worked away at the project for more than a year"; "the child kept hammering away as if his life depended on it" in a different direction; "turn aside"; "turn away one's face"; "glanced away" in or into a proper place (especially for storage or safekeeping); "put the toys away"; "her jewels are locked away in a safe"; "filed the letter away" so as to be removed or gotten rid of; "cleared the mess away"; "the rotted wood had to be cut away" freely or at will; "fire away!
- away
- Unavailable
- away
- emphasis You can use away to emphasize a continuous or repeated action. He would often be working away on his word processor late into the night
- away
- Not here; gone
- away
- Absent; gone; at a distance; as, the master is away from home
- away
- far from the ball
- away
- farthest from the hole Example: The player who is away plays first
- away
- From a state or condition of being; out of existence
- away
- out of existence; "the music faded away"; "tried to explain away the affair of the letter"- H
- away
- A trade, quote, or market that does not originate with the dealer in question, e g , ``the bid is 98-10 away from me ''
- away
- Scudder; "idled the hours away"; "her fingernails were worn away"
- away
- (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter; "the pitch was away (or wide)"; "an outside pitch" used of an opponent's ground; "an away game" from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete); "ran away from the lion"; "wanted to get away from there"; "sent the children away to boarding school"; "the teacher waved the children away from the dead animal"; "went off toschool"; "they drove off"; "go forth and preach" from one's possession; "he gave out money to the poor"; "gave away the tickets" out of existence; "the music faded away"; "tried to explain away the affair of the letter"- H
- away
- freely or at will; "fire away!"
- away
- in or into a proper place (especially for storage or safekeeping); "put the toys away"; "her jewels are locked away in a safe"; "filed the letter away"
- away
- at a distance in space or time; "the boat was 5 miles off (or away)"; "the party is still 2 weeks off (or away)"; "away back in the 18th century"
- away
- At a distance in time or space, Christmas is only two weeks away
- away
- (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter; "the pitch was away (or wide)"; "an outside pitch"
- away
- To be away to a place means to go there I'm away to my work Away! is used to indicate disbelief or surprise Away wi ye! is used to indicate contempt for a person or dismissal of what they have said Someone who is away wi it is very drunk Away and is used in many expressions of dismissal Away and chase yourself! Away and bile yer heid!
- away
- Aside; off; in another direction
- away
- from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete); "ran away from the lion"; "wanted to get away from there"; "sent the children away to boarding school"; "the teacher waved the children away from the dead animal"; "went off toschool"; "they drove off"; "go forth and preach"
- away
- If you move away from a person or a place, you move so you are no longer near to them - You can say that places and objects or people are a certain distance away from each other
- away
- used of an opponent's ground; "an away game"
- away
- Is an IRC command used to set display an away message i e /away be back in a bit : [B]
- away
- in reserve; not for immediate use; "started setting aside money to buy a car"; "put something by for her old age"; "has a nestegg tucked away for a rainy day"
