way vs headway

way and headway both are nouns.

way is an adverb but headway is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
way	Yes	No	No	Yes
headway	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, headway is a hyponym of way; that is, headway is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than way:

way: space for movement
headway: vertical space available to allow easy passage under something

Other hyponyms of way include seating, seating area, seating room, seats, standing room, breathing room, breathing space, clearance, headroom, houseroom, lebensraum, living space, parking, sea room.

way (noun)	headway (noun)
a course of conduct	forward movement
to have the ability to produce a particular effect or achieve an end	vertical space available to allow easy passage under something
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

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

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