open sesame vs way

way vs open sesame

open sesame and way both are nouns.

open sesame is not an adverb while way is an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
open sesame	Yes	No	No	No
way	Yes	No	No	Yes

As nouns, way is a hypernym of open sesame; that is, way is a word with a broader meaning than open sesame:

open sesame: any very successful means of achieving a result
way: to have the ability to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

Other hypernyms of open sesame include agency, means.

open sesame (noun)	way (noun)
any very successful means of achieving a result	a course of conduct
a magical command; used by Ali Baba	to have the ability to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
	a journey or passage
	any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another
	how something is done or how it happens
	the property of distance in general
	doing as one pleases or chooses
	a general category of things; used in the expression `in the way of'
	a line leading to a place or point
	a portion of something divided into shares
	space for movement
	the condition of things generally

open sesame (adverb)	way (adverb)
	to a great degree or by a great distance; very much (`right smart' is regional in the United States)

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