-ways

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  -ways \-ways\
     A suffix formed from way by the addition of the adverbial -s
     (see {-wards}). It is often used interchangeably with wise;
     as, endways or endwise; noways or nowise, etc.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ways
       n 1: the property of distance in general; "it's a long way to
            Moscow"; "he went a long ways" [syn: {way}]
       2: structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from
          the place where ships are built or repaired [syn: {shipway},
           {slipway}]
       adv : n is between 2 and infinity; "They split the loot four ways"
             [syn: {n-ways}]