Ways

//weɪz// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of way form-of, plural
  2. 2
    A distance. US, figuratively, informal, sometimes

    "a little ways out"

  3. 3
    structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired wordnet

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abilityactactionactivityaddressaffectation

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"The mandatory character of schooling is rarely analyzed in the multitude of works dedicated to the study of the various ways to develop within children the desire to learn."

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