way/weigh/whey

way (wā)

Noun

• A road, path, or highway affording passage from one place to another.
• Space to proceed: cleared the way for the parade.
• A course that is or may be used in going from one place to another: tried to find the shortest way home.
• Progress or travel along a certain route or in a specific direction: on his way north.
• A course of conduct or action: tried to take the easy way out.
• A manner or method of doing: several ways of solving this problem; had no way to reach her.

Adverb

• Informal. By a great distance or to a great degree; far: way off base; way too expensive.
• Slang. Very; extremely: “Can they really make a car that's way cool?” (Fortune).
• Informal. From this place; away: Go way.

weigh (wā)

Verb. Transitive

• To determine the weight of by or as if by using a scale or balance.

Verb. Intransitive

• To be of a specific weight.

whey (wā)

Noun

• The watery part of milk that separates from the curds, as in the process of making cheese.