WordNet is a semantic lexicon for the English language. It was created and is being maintained at the Cognitive Science Laboratory of Princeton University under the direction of psychology professor George A. Miller.
The purpose is twofold: to produce a combination of dictionary and thesaurus that is more intuitively usable, and to support automatic text analysis and artificial intelligence applications.
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half*, climate, weather, arctic, cyclone, storm, woman, meteorology>, prognostication
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agency, direction, elbow room, fashion, manner, means, mode, path, right smart, room, style, way, ways, way of life,
1. NOUN. (way)
how a result is obtained or an end is achieved
"a means of control"
"an example is the best agency of instruction"
"the true way to success"
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dint, escape, fast track, instrument, tool, road, stepping stone, expedient, desperate measure, open sesame, salvation, tooth, voice, wings,
2. NOUN. (way)
a journey or passage
"they are on the way"
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3. NOUN. (way)
a course of conduct
"the path of virtue"
"we went our separate ways"
"our paths in life led us apart"
"genius usually follows a revolutionary path"
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4. NOUN. (way)
any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another
"he said he was looking for the way out"
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access, approach, lane, passage, path, road, route, stairway, staircase, stairs, steps, watercourse, waterway,
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5. NOUN. (way)
how something is done or how it happens
"her dignified manner"
"his rapid manner of talking"
"their nomadic mode of existence"
"in the characteristic New York style"
"a lonely way of life"
"in an abrasive fashion"
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artistic style, idiom, drape, fit, form, life style, life-style, lifestyle, modus vivendi, setup, touch, signature, wise,
6. NOUN. (way)
the property of distance in general
"it''s a long way to Moscow"
"he went a long ways"
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7. NOUN. (way)
doing as one pleases or chooses
"if I had my way"
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8. NOUN. (way)
a general category of things
used in the expression `in the way of''
"they didn''t have much in the way of clothing"
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9. NOUN. (way)
a line leading to a place or point
"he looked the other direction"
"didn''t know the way home"
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10. NOUN. (way)
a portion of something divided into shares
"the split the loot three ways"
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11. NOUN. (way)
space for movement
"room to pass"
"make way for"
"hardly enough elbow room to turn around"
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seating, seats, seating room, seating area, standing room, breathing room, breathing space, headroom, headway, clearance, houseroom, living space, lebensraum, parking, sea room,
