-ways Definition

wāz
suffix
In a specified way, manner, direction, or position.
Sideways.
American Heritage

Towards, in the direction towards.

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noun
Webster's New World

(plural only) The timbers of shipyard stocks that slope into the water and along which a ship or large boat is launched.

Wiktionary

(plural only) The longitudinal guiding surfaces on the bed of a planer, lathe, etc. along which a table or carriage moves.

Wiktionary

(informal) A distance.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
affix
In a (specified) direction, position, or manner.
Sideways.
Webster's New World

Origin of -ways

  • Middle English from weies, wais in such a way from Old English weges weg way way -es gen. sing. suff. –s3

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • ME < way (see way) + adv. gen. -s

    From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition

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