way vs selection

selection vs way

way and selection both are nouns.

way is an adverb but selection is not an adverb.

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

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

way: doing as one pleases or chooses
selection: the person or thing chosen or selected

Other hypernyms of way include choice, pick.

way (noun)	selection (noun)
a course of conduct	the act of choosing or selecting
to have the ability to produce a particular effect or achieve an end	the person or thing chosen or selected
a journey or passage	a passage selected from a larger work
any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another	an assortment of things from which a choice can be made
how something is done or how it happens	a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment
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)	selection (adverb)
to a great degree or by a great distance; very much (`right smart' is regional in the United States)

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