aisle vs way

aisle

noun
  • A clear path through rows of seating. 

  • Any path through an otherwise obstructed space. 

  • Seat in public transport, such as a plane, train or bus, that's beside the aisle. 

  • A clear corridor in a supermarket with shelves on both sides containing goods for sale. 

  • A wing of a building, notably in a church separated from the nave proper by piers. 

  • The path of a wedding procession in a church or other venue; (by extension, metonymically) marriage. 

  • An idiomatic divide between the Republican Party and the Democratic Party, who are said to be on two sides of the aisle. 

way

noun
  • The longitudinal guiding surfaces on the bed of a planer, lathe, etc. along which a table or carriage moves. 

  • A roughly-defined geographical area. 

  • The letter for the w sound in Pitman shorthand. 

  • A degree, an amount, a sense. 

  • A tradition within the modern pagan faith of Heathenry, dedication to a specific deity or craft, Way of wyrd, Way of runes, Way of Thor etc. 

  • A state or condition 

  • A road, a direction, a (physical or conceptual) path from one place to another. 

  • A method or manner of doing something; a mannerism. 

  • Acknowledges that a task has been done well, chiefly in expressions of sarcastic congratulation. 

  • Possibility (usually in the phrases 'any way' and 'no way'). 

  • Determined course; resolved mode of action or conduct. 

  • A means to enter or leave a place. 

  • Speed, progress, momentum. 

  • The timbers of shipyard stocks that slope into the water and along which a ship or large boat is launched. 

adv
  • Much. 

  • Far. 

  • Very. 

intj
  • yes; it is true; it is possible 

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