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AfterwardsAfterwards Aft"er*wards, Afterward Aft"er*ward, adv. [AS.
[ae]fteweard, a., behind. See Aft, and -ward (suffix).
The final s in afterwards is adverbial, orig. a genitive
ending.]
At a later or succeeding time. Airwards
Airward Air"ward, Airwards Air"wards, adv.
Toward the air; upward. [R.] --Keats.
Backwards
Backward Back"ward, Backwards Back"wards, adv. [Back, adv. +
-ward.]
1. With the back in advance or foremost; as, to ride
backward.
2. Toward the back; toward the rear; as, to throw the arms
backward.
3. On the back, or with the back downward.
Thou wilt fall backward. --Shak.
4. Toward, or in, past time or events; ago.
Some reigns backward. --Locke.
5. By way of reflection; reflexively. --Sir J. Davies.
6. From a better to a worse state, as from honor to shame,
from religion to sin.
The work went backward. --Dryden.
7. In a contrary or reverse manner, way, or direction;
contrarily; as, to read backwards.
We might have . . . beat them backward home. --Shak.
Cowardship
Cowardship Cow"ard*ship, n.
Cowardice. [Obs.] --Shak.
DownwardsDownward Down"ward, Downwards Down"wards, adv. [AS.
ad?nweard. See Down, adv., and -ward.]
1. From a higher place to a lower; in a descending course;
as, to tend, move, roll, look, or take root, downward or
downwards. ``Looking downwards.' --Pope.
Their heads they downward bent. --Drayton.
2. From a higher to a lower condition; toward misery,
humility, disgrace, or ruin.
And downward fell into a groveling swine. --Milton.
3. From a remote time; from an ancestor or predecessor; from
one to another in a descending line.
A ring the county wears, That downward hath
descended in his house, From son to son, some four
or five descents. --Shak. EarthwardsEarthward Earth"ward, Earthwards Earth"wards, adv.
Toward the earth; -- opposed to heavenward or skyward. Eastwards
Eastward East"ward, Eastwards East"wards, adv.
Toward the east; in the direction of east from some point or
place; as, New Haven lies eastward from New York.
ForwardsForward For"ward, Forwards For"wards, adv. [AS. forweard,
foreweard; for, fore + -weardes; akin to G. vorw["a]rts. The
s is properly a genitive ending. See For, Fore, and
-ward, -wards.]
Toward a part or place before or in front; onward; in
advance; progressively; -- opposed to backward. ForwardsForwards For"wards, adv.
Same as Forward. FromwardsFromward From"ward, Fromwards From"wards, prep. [AS.
framweard about to depart. Cf. Froward]
A way from; -- the contrary of toward. [Obs.]
Towards or fromwards the zenith. --Cheyne. InwardsInward In"ward, Inwards In"wards, adv. [AS. inweard. The
ending -s is prop. a genitive ending. See Inward, a.,
-wards.]
1. Toward the inside; toward the center or interior; as, to
bend a thing inward.
2. Into, or toward, the mind or thoughts; inwardly; as, to
turn the attention inward.
So much the rather, thou Celestial Light, Shine
inward. --Milton. InwardsInwards In"wards, adv.
See Inward. Northwards
Northward North"ward, Northwards North"wards, adv.
Toward the north, or toward a point nearer to the north than
to the east or west point.
OnwardsOnwards On"wards, adv. [See -wards.]
Onward. OutwardsOutwards Out"wards, adv.
See Outward, adv. OutwardsOutward Out"ward, Outwards Out"wards, adv. [AS. ?teweard.
See Out, and -ward, -wards.]
From the interior part; in a direction from the interior
toward the exterior; out; to the outside; beyond; off; away;
as, a ship bound outward.
The wrong side may be turned outward. --Shak.
Light falling on them is not reflected outwards. --Sir
I. Newton.
Outward bound, bound in an outward direction or to foreign
parts; -- said especially of vessels, and opposed to
homeward bound. Polewards
Polewards Pole"wards, adv.
Toward a pole of the earth. ``The regions further
polewards.' --Whewell.
Southwards
Southward South"ward (?; colloq. ?), Southwards South"wards
(?; colloq. ?), adv.
Toward the south, or toward a point nearer the south than the
east or west point; as, to go southward.
Stewardship
Stewardship Stew"ard*ship, n.
The office of a steward. --Shak.
TowardsToward To"ward, Towards To"wards, prep.[AS. ? impending,
imminent, future, toward, ? towards. See To, and -ward,
wards.]
1. In the direction of; to.
He set his face toward the wilderness. --Num. xxiv.
1.
The waves make towards" the pebbled shore. --Shak.
2. With direction to, in a moral sense; with respect or
reference to; regarding; concerning.
His eye shall be evil toward his brother. --Deut.
xxviii. 54.
Herein do I exercise myself, to have always a
conscience void of offense toward God, and toward
men. --Acts xxiv.
16.
3. Tending to; in the direction of; in behalf of.
This was the first alarm England received towards
any trouble. --Clarendom.
4. Near; about; approaching to.
I am toward nine years older since I left you.
--Swift. TowardsTowards To"wards, prep. & adv.
See Toward. Towards
Toward To"ward, Towards To"wards adv.
Near; at hand; in state of preparation.
Do you hear sught, sir, of a battle toward ? --Shak.
We have a trifling foolish banquet Towards. --Shak.
Townwards
Townward Town"ward, Townwards Town"wards,, adv.
Toward a town. --Longfellow.
UpwardsUpward Up"ward, Upwards Up"wards, adv. [AS. upweardes. See
Up-, and -wards.]
1. In a direction from lower to higher; toward a higher
place; in a course toward the source or origin; -- opposed
to downward; as, to tend or roll upward. --I. Watts.
Looking inward, we are stricken dumb; looking
upward, we speak and prevail. --Hooker.
2. In the upper parts; above.
Dagon his name, sea monster, upward man, And down
ward fish. --Milton.
3. Yet more; indefinitely more; above; over.
From twenty years old and upward. --Num. i. 3.
Upward of, or Upwards of, more than; above.
I have been your wife in this obedience Upward of
twenty years. --Shak. Upwards ofUpward Up"ward, Upwards Up"wards, adv. [AS. upweardes. See
Up-, and -wards.]
1. In a direction from lower to higher; toward a higher
place; in a course toward the source or origin; -- opposed
to downward; as, to tend or roll upward. --I. Watts.
Looking inward, we are stricken dumb; looking
upward, we speak and prevail. --Hooker.
2. In the upper parts; above.
Dagon his name, sea monster, upward man, And down
ward fish. --Milton.
3. Yet more; indefinitely more; above; over.
From twenty years old and upward. --Num. i. 3.
Upward of, or Upwards of, more than; above.
I have been your wife in this obedience Upward of
twenty years. --Shak. -wards-wards -wards
See -ward. Wardship
Wardship Ward"ship, n.
1. The office of a ward or keeper; care and protection of a
ward; guardianship; right of guardianship.
Wardship is incident to tenure in socage.
--Blackstone.
2. The state of begin under a guardian; pupilage.
It was the wisest act . . . in my wardship. --B.
Jonson.
WardsmanWardsman Wards"man, n.; pl. Wardsmen.
A man who keeps ward; a guard. [R.] --Sydney Smith. WardsmenWardsman Wards"man, n.; pl. Wardsmen.
A man who keeps ward; a guard. [R.] --Sydney Smith. WestwardsWestward West"ward, Westwards West"wards, adv. [AS.
westweard. See West, and -ward. ]
Toward the west; as, to ride or sail westward.
Westward the course of empire takes its way.
--Berkeley.
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electoral area or
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exist in
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Children recognized as
wards of the
state are
eligible for adoption, and
continue to be
wards until they are.
Legal status of
wards of the
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