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Up :: Up (adv.) Aloft; on high; in a direction contrary to that of gravity; toward or in a higher place or position; above; -- the opposite of down.

Inboard :: Inboard (a. & adv.) From without inward; toward the inside; as, the inboard stroke of a steam engine piston, the inward or return stroke..

Regard :: Regard (v. t.) Hence, to look or front toward; to face..

Leftward :: Leftward (adv.) Toward or on the left side.

Front :: Front (v. t.) To have or turn the face or front in any direction; as, the house fronts toward the east..

Ventrad :: Ventrad (adv.) Toward the ventral side; on the ventral side; ventrally; -- opposed to dorsad.

Tend :: Tend (a.) To move in a certain direction; -- usually with to or towards.

Downhill :: Downhill (adv.) Towards the bottom of a hill; as, water runs downhill..

Adductor :: Adductor (n.) A muscle which draws a limb or part of the body toward the middle line of the body, or closes extended parts of the body; -- opposed to abductor; as, the adductor of the eye, which turns the eye toward the nose..

Outerly :: Outerly (adv.) Toward the outside.

Like :: Like (superl.) Inclined toward; disposed to; as, to feel like taking a walk..

Luff :: Luff (v. i.) To turn the head of a vessel toward the wind; to sail nearer the wind; to turn the tiller so as to make the vessel sail nearer the wind.

Centripetal :: Centripetal (a.) Progressing by changes from the exterior of a thing toward its center; as, the centripetal calcification of a bone..

Afflux :: Afflux (n.) A flowing towards; that which flows to; as, an afflux of blood to the head..

Aura :: Aura (n.) The peculiar sensation, as of a light vapor, or cold air, rising from the trunk or limbs towards the head, a premonitory symptom of epilepsy or hysterics..

Decay :: Decay (n.) Gradual failure of health, strength, soundness, prosperity, or of any species of excellence or perfection; tendency toward dissolution or extinction; corruption; rottenness; decline; deterioration; as, the decay of the body; the decay of virtue; the decay of the Roman empire; a castle in decay..

Fluxion :: Fluxion (n.) An unnatural or excessive flow of blood or fluid toward any organ; a determination.

Plongee :: Plongee (n.) A slope or sloping toward the front; as, the plongee of a parapet; the plongee of a shell in its course..

Leeward :: Leeward (adv.) Toward the lee.

Crown :: Crown (n.) The topmost part of the head (see Illust. of Bird.); that part of the head from which the hair descends toward the sides and back; also, the head or brain..

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