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DictionarywaysDistance
noun / adverb

ways

A stretch of distance.

The nearest gas station is still a ways down the road.

Etymology
wayOld Englishroad or path
+sEnglishplural ending

Way names a route or distance along it. Informal ways can function as a distance expression, as in a long ways.

More examples

  • We walk a short ways before stopping for water.
  • The cabin sits a good ways back from the highway.
  • Your estimate is a ways higher than mine.

Forms

ways

Similar words

distance
The standard term, without the informal tone of ways.
stretch
Emphasizes a continuous section of a road or route.