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Definition of
-ways suffix
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
-ways
suffix
suffix
NAmE
/
/
weɪz
/
/
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(
in adjectives and adverbs
)
in the direction of
lengthways
sideways
See
-ways
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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-ways
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way
noun
third way
noun
in some ways
ways and means
mend your ways
the Ways and Means Committee
noun
change your ways
cut both/two ways
go your separate ways
be set in your ways
have/want it both ways
in more ways than one
a/the parting of the ways
(there are) no two ways about it
be wise in the ways of something
see, realize, etc. the error of your ways
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Idioms
in some ways
ways and means
mend your ways
change your ways
cut both/two ways
go your separate ways
be set in your ways
have/want it both ways
in more ways than one
a/the parting of the ways
(there are) no two ways about it
be wise in the ways of something
see, realize, etc. the error of your ways
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Nearby words
way-out
adjective
waypoint
noun
-ways
suffix
the Ways and Means Committee
noun
wayside
noun