way vs tooth

way and tooth both are nouns.

way is an adverb but tooth is not an adverb.

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

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

way: to have the ability to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
tooth: a means of enforcement

Other hyponyms of way include dint, escape, fast track, instrument, tool, road, stepping stone, expedient, desperate measure, open sesame, salvation, voice, wings.

way (noun)	tooth (noun)
a course of conduct	a means of enforcement
to have the ability to produce a particular effect or achieve an end	toothlike structure in invertebrates found in the mouth or alimentary canal or on a shell
a journey or passage	something resembling the tooth of an animal
any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another	one of a number of uniform projections on a gear
how something is done or how it happens	hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense
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)	tooth (adverb)
to a great degree or by a great distance; very much (`right smart' is regional in the United States)

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