Definitions of ways:

• noun:   structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
• noun:   the property of distance in general

  Example: "He went a long ways"

• adverb:   n is between 2 and infinity

  Example: "They split the loot four ways"

• name:  A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #28128)