"ways" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /weɪz/ Audio: en-us-ways.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -eɪz Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} ways
  1. plural of way Tags: form-of, plural Form of: way
    Sense id: en-ways-en-noun-L6j0iT3S

Noun [English]

IPA: /weɪz/ Audio: en-us-ways.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -eɪz Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} ways
  1. (informal, US, sometimes figurative, usually preceded by a) A distance. Tags: US, figuratively, informal, sometimes
    Sense id: en-ways-en-noun-w78s1ySC Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English positive polarity items Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 6 94 Disambiguation of English positive polarity items: 11 89

Adjective [Tagalog]

IPA: /ˈwajs/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈwaɪ̯s] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜏᜌ᜔ᜐ᜔ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -ajs Head templates: {{tl-adj|b=+}} ways (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜌ᜔ᜐ᜔)
  1. Alternative form of wais Tags: alt-of, alternative, colloquial, uncommon Alternative form of: wais

Download JSON data for ways meaning in All languages combined (3.4kB)

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