[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

way \way\, n. oe. wey, way, as. weg; akin to os., d., ohg., 
   g. weg, icel. vegr, sw. vaumg, dan. vei, goth. wigs, l.
   via, and as. wegan to move, l. vehere to carry, skr. vah.
   root136. cf. convex, inveigh, vehicle, vex, via,
   voyage, wag, wagon, wee, weigh.
   1913 webster
   1. that by, upon, or along, which one passes or processes;
      opportunity or room to pass; place of passing; passage;
      road, street, track, or path of any kind; as, they built a
      way to the mine. "to find the way to heaven." --shak.
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            i shall him seek by way and eke by street.
                                                  --chaucer.
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            the way seems difficult, and steep to scale.
                                                  --milton.
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            the season and ways were very improper for his
            majesty's forces to march so great a distance.
                                                  --evelyn.
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   2. length of space; distance; interval; as, a great way; a
      long way.
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            and whenever the way seemed long,
            or his heart began to fail.           --longfellow.
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   3. a moving; passage; procession; journey.
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            i prythee, now, lead the way.         --shak.
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   4. course or direction of motion or process; tendency of
      action; advance.
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            if that way be your walk, you have not far.
                                                  --milton.
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            and let eternal justice take the way. --dryden.
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   5. the means by which anything is reached, or anything is
      accomplished; scheme; device; plan.
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            my best way is to creep under his gaberdine. --shak.
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            by noble ways we conquest will prepare. --dryden.
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            what impious ways my wishes took     --prior.
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   6. manner; method; mode; fashion; style; as, the way of
      expressing one's ideas.
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   7. regular course; habitual method of life or action; plan of
      conduct; mode of dealing. "having lost the way of
      nobleness." --sir. p. sidney.
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            her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths
            are peace.                            --prov. iii.
                                                  17.
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            when men lived in a grander way.      --longfellow.
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   8. sphere or scope of observation. --jer. taylor.
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            the public ministers that fell in my way. --sir w.
                                                  temple.
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   9. determined course; resolved mode of action or conduct; as,
      to have one's way.
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   10. naut.
       a progress; as, a ship has way.
       b pl. the timbers on which a ship is launched.
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   11. pl. mach. the longitudinal guides, or guiding surfaces,
       on the bed of a planer, lathe, or the like, along which a
       table or carriage moves.
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   12. law right of way. see below.
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   by the way, in passing; apropos; aside; apart from, though
      connected with, the main object or subject of discourse.
      

   by way of, for the purpose of; as being; in character of.
      

   covert way. fort. see covered way, under covered.

   in the family way. see under family.

   in the way, so as to meet, fall in with, obstruct, hinder,
      etc.

   in the way with, traveling or going with; meeting or being
      with; in the presence of.

   milky way. astron. see galaxy, 1.

   no way, no ways. see noway, noways, in the
      vocabulary.

   on the way, traveling or going; hence, in process;
      advancing toward completion; as, on the way to this
      country; on the way to success.

   out of the way. see under out.

   right of way law, a right of private passage over
      another's ground. it may arise either by grant or
      prescription. it may be attached to a house, entry, gate,
      well, or city lot, as well as to a country farm. --kent.
      

   to be under way, or to have way naut., to be in motion,
      as when a ship begins to move.

   to give way. see under give.

   to go one's way, or to come one's way, to go or come; to
      depart or come along. --shak.

   to go one's way to proceed in a manner favorable to one; --
      of events.

   to come one's way to come into one's possession of
      objects or to become available, as an opportunity; as,
      good things will come your way.

   to go the way of all the earth or

   to go the way of all flesh to die.

   to make one's way, to advance in life by one's personal
      efforts.

   to make way. see under make, v. t.

   ways and means.
       a methods; resources; facilities.
       b legislation means for raising money; resources for
           revenue.

   way leave, permission to cross, or a right of way across,
      land; also, rent paid for such right. eng

   way of the cross eccl., the course taken in visiting in
      rotation the stations of the cross. see station, n., 7
       c .

   way of the rounds fort., a space left for the passage of
      the rounds between a rampart and the wall of a fortified
      town.

   way pane, a pane for cartage in irrigated land. see pane,
      n., 4. prov. eng.

   way passenger, a passenger taken up, or set down, at some
      intermediate place between the principal stations on a
      line of travel.

   ways of god, his providential government, or his works.

   way station, an intermediate station between principal
      stations on a line of travel, especially on a railroad.

   way train, a train which stops at the intermediate, or way,
      stations; an accommodation train.

   way warden, the surveyor of a road.
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   syn: street; highway; road.

   usage: way, street, highway, road. way is generic,
          denoting any line for passage or conveyance; a highway
          is literally one raised for the sake of dryness and
          convenience in traveling; a road is, strictly, a way
          for horses and carriages; a street is, etymologically,
          a paved way, as early made in towns and cities; and,
          hence, the word is distinctively applied to roads or
          highways in compact settlements.
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                all keep the broad highway, and take delight
                with many rather for to go astray. --spenser.
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                there is but one road by which to climb up.
                                                  --addison.
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                when night
                darkens the streets, then wander forth the sons
                of belial, flown with insolence and wine.
                                                  --milton.
          1913 webster
see also:
convex inveigh vehicle vex via voyage 
wag wagon wee weigh by the way 
by way of covert way covered way covered in the family way 
family in the way in the way with milky way galaxy 
no way no ways noway noways on the way 
out of the way out right of way to be under way to have way 
to give way give to go one's way to come one's way to go the way of all the earth 
to go the way of all flesh to make one's way to make way make ways and means 
way leave way of the cross station way of the rounds way pane 
pane way passenger ways of god way station way train 
way warden way street highway road 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

covert \cov"ert\ k?v"?rt, a. of. covert, f. couvert, p. p. of
   couvrir. see cover, v. t.
   1. covered over; private; hid; secret; disguised.
      1913 webster

            how covert matters may be best disclosed. --shak.
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            whether of open war or covert guile.  --milton
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   2. sheltered; not open or exposed; retired; protected; as, a
      covert nook. -- wordsworth.
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            of either side the green, to plant a covert alley.
                                                  --bacon.
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   3. law under cover, authority or protection; as, a feme
      covert, a married woman who is considered as being under
      the protection and control of her husband.
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   covert way, fort. see covered way, under covered.

   syn: hidden; secret; private; covered; disguised; insidious;
        concealed. see hidden.
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see also:
cover covert way covered way covered hidden 

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