-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.
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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]