“way of”

The following 9 entries include the term way of.

Way of the Cross

noun phrase

way of the wine

: the left-to-right direction in which wine is passed at table

by way of explanation

idiom

: as a reason or reasons

by way of illustration

idiom

: as an example

go the way of all flesh

idiom

: to die

have a way of (being something or doing something)

idiom

: to often have a characteristic or to frequently do something

in the way of

idiom

used to indicate the type of thing that is being described, thought of, etc.

to someone's way of thinking

idiom

: in someone's opinion

way of life

idiom

: the habits, customs, and beliefs of a particular person or group of people


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