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ways.

A distance.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/weɪz/
  1. A distance.

    US · figuratively · informal · sometimes
    a little ways out
    Stuck in traffic... and still a good ways to go.
noun/weɪz/
  1. plural of way

    form-of · plural
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