Hypertext Webster Gateway: "inwards"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Inward \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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Inwards \In"wards\, adv.
See {Inward}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
inwards
adv 1: to or toward the inside of; "come in"; "smash in the door"
[syn: {in}, {inward}]
2: toward the center or interior; "move the needle further
inwards!" [syn: {inward}] [ant: {outward}]
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