standing room vs way

way vs standing room

standing room and way both are nouns.

standing room is not an adverb while way is an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
standing room	Yes	No	No	No
way	Yes	No	No	Yes

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

standing room: room for passengers or spectators to stand
way: space for movement

Other hypernyms of standing room include elbow room, room.

standing room (noun)	way (noun)
room for passengers or spectators to stand	a course of conduct
	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

standing room (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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