Noun

1. how a result is obtained or an end is achieved
2. a journey or passage
3. a course of conduct
4. any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another
5. how something is done or how it happens
6. the property of distance in general
7. doing as one pleases or chooses
8. a general category of things; used in the expression in the way of'
9. a line leading to a place or point
10. a portion of something divided into shares
11. space for movement
12. the condition of things generally

Adverb

1. to a great degree or by a great distance; very much (right smart' is regional in the United States)