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[3] become, come, get, go, grow, run, turn—more at BECOME

wax bean noun : a kidney bean with pods that turn creamy yellow to bright yellow when mature enough to use as snap beans

wax·en adjective 1 : made of or covered with wax

2 : resembling wax (as in color or consistency)

wax museum noun : a place where wax effigies are exhibited

wax myrtle noun : any of a genus of shrubs or trees with aromatic leaves; especially : an evergreen shrub or small tree of the eastern U.S. that produces small hard berries with a thick coating of bluish-white wax used for candles

wax·wing noun : any of a genus of chiefly brown to gray singing birds with a showy crest and red waxy material on the tips of some wing feathers

wax·work noun 1 : an effigy usu. of a person in wax

2 plural : an exhibition of wax figures

waxy adjective wax·i·er; -est 1 : made of or full of wax

2 : WAXEN 2

way noun 1 : a thoroughfare for travel or passage

2 : the course of travel from one place to another : ROUTE

3 a : a course of action

b : opportunity, capability, or fact of doing as one pleases

4 : a possible course : POSSIBILITY

5 : a characteristic or habitual manner of acting

6 : FEATURE, RESPECT

7 : the usual or characteristic state of affairs ; also : individual characteristic or peculiarity

8 a : the length of a course : DISTANCE

b : room for moving, passing, or occupying — often used in the phrase make way

9 : progress along a course

10 : a direction of motion, facing, pointing, or nonspatial advance or tendency ; also : LOCALITY

11 : STATE, CONDITION

12 plural : an inclined structure upon which a ship is built or is supported in launching

13 : CATEGORY, KIND

14 : motion or speed of a boat through the water

— by the way

: by way of interjection or digression

— by way of

1 : for the purpose of

2 : by the route through : VIA

— out of the way

1 : WRONG, IMPROPER

2 : SECLUDED, REMOTE

Synonyms

[1] artery, avenue, drag, drive, highway, pass, pike, road, route, row, street, thoroughfare, trace, turnpike; also causeway; alley, alleyway, byway, catwalk, court, lane, place; approach, concourse, path, walkway; access; dead end; aisle, corridor, course, line; track, trail; channel; corduroy, tarmac; crossroad; bypass, overpass, underpass; cloverleaf, rotary

[3a] approach, fashion, form, manner, method, strategy, style, system, tack, tactics, technique—more at METHOD

[3b] alternative, choice, discretion, option, pick, preference—more at CHOICE

[5] custom, fashion, habit, pattern, practice, trick, wont—more at HABIT

[8b] place, room, space—more at ROOM

way·bill noun : a paper that accompanies a freight shipment and gives details of goods, route, and charges

way·far·er noun : a traveler esp. on foot

— way·far·ing adjective

way·lay verb -laid ; -lay·ing : to lie in wait for or attack from ambush

Synonyms

ambush, surprise—more at AMBUSH

way–out adjective : marked by a considerable departure from the conventional or traditional : FAR-OUT

-ways adverb suffix : in (such) a way, course, direction, or manner

ways and means noun plural : methods and resources esp. for raising revenues needed by a state; also : a legislative committee concerned with this function

way·side noun : the side of or land adjacent to a road or path

way station noun : an intermediate station on a line of travel (as a railroad)

way·ward adjective [ORIGIN: ME, short for awayward turned away, fr. away, adv. + -ward directed toward]

1 : following one's own capricious or wanton inclinations <~ children>

2 : UNPREDICTABLE, IRREGULAR

Synonyms

contrary, defiant, disobedient, froward, intractable, rebellious,

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