Definition of towards

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Towards (prep. & adv.) See Toward.

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Declension :: Declension (n.) A falling off towards a worse state; a downward tendency; deterioration; decay; as, the declension of virtue, of science, of a state, etc..
Mornward :: Mornward (adv.) Towards the morn.
Vortex :: Vortex (n.) A mass of fluid, especially of a liquid, having a whirling or circular motion tending to form a cavity or vacuum in the center of the circle, and to draw in towards the center bodies subject to its action; the form assumed by a fluid in such motion; a whirlpool; an eddy..
Equinoctially :: Equinoctially (adv.) Towards the equinox.
Aft :: Aft (adv. & a.) Near or towards the stern of a vessel; astern; abaft.
Thermotropism :: Thermotropism (n.) The phenomenon of turning towards a source of warmth, seen in the growing parts of some plants..
Cephalad :: Cephalad (adv.) Forwards; towards the head or anterior extremity of the body; opposed to caudad.
Jaw :: "Jaw (n.) One of a pair of opposing parts which are movable towards or from each other, for grasping or crushing anything between them, as, the jaws of a vise, or the jaws of a stone-crushing machine..
Aport :: Aport (adv.) On or towards the port or left side; -- said of the helm.
Inshore :: Inshore (a.) Being near or moving towards the shore; as, inshore fisheries; inshore currents..
Abased :: Abased (a.) Borne lower than usual, as a fess; also, having the ends of the wings turned downward towards the point of the shield..
Gardant :: Gardant (a.) Turning the head towards the spectator, but not the body; -- said of a lion or other beast..
Adducent :: Adducent (a.) Bringing together or towards a given point; -- a word applied to those muscles of the body which pull one part towards another. Opposed to abducent.
Retraction :: Retraction (n.) The state or condition of a part when drawn back, or towards the center of the body..
Bedward :: Bedward (adv.) Towards bed.
Adductive :: Adductive (a.) Adducing, or bringing towards or to something..
#NAME? :: -wards (v. i.) Suffixes denoting course or direction to; motion or tendency toward; as in backward, or backwards; toward, or towards, etc..
Inland :: Inland (adv.) Into, or towards, the interior, away from the coast..
Agains :: Agains (prep.) Against; also, towards (in order to meet)..
Revert :: Revert (v. i.) To return, wholly or in part, towards some preexistent form; to take on the traits or characters of an ancestral type..
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