Definition of toward

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Toward (prep.) Approaching; coming near.

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Tutor :: Tutor (v. t.) To play the tutor toward; to treat with authority or severity.
Leeward :: Leeward (adv.) Toward the lee.
Proximad :: Proximad (adv.) Toward a proximal part; on the proximal side of; proximally.
Northeasterly :: Northeasterly (a.) Pertaining to the northeast; toward the northeast, or coming from the northeast..
Recursant :: Recursant (a.) Displayed with the back toward the spectator; -- said especially of an eagle.
Down :: Down (adv.) Hence: Towards the mouth of a river; towards the sea; as, to sail or swim down a stream; to sail down the sound..
Distad :: Distad (adv.) Toward a distal part; on the distal side of; distally.
Glacis :: Glacis (n.) A gentle slope, or a smooth, gently sloping bank; especially (Fort.), that slope of earth which inclines from the covered way toward the exterior ground or country (see Illust. of Ravelin)..
Aftward :: Aftward (adv.) Toward the stern.
Tend :: Tend (a.) To move in a certain direction; -- usually with to or towards.
Decline :: Decline (v. i.) To tend or draw towards a close, decay, or extinction; to tend to a less perfect state; to become diminished or impaired; to fail; to sink; to diminish; to lessen; as, the day declines; virtue declines; religion declines; business declines..
Sunwise :: Sunward (adv.) Toward the sun.
Cucullated :: Cucullated (a.) Having the edges toward the base rolled inward, as the leaf of the commonest American blue violet..
Mark :: Mark (n.) That toward which a missile is directed; a thing aimed at; what one seeks to hit or reach.
Dorsally :: Dorsally (adv.) On, or toward, the dorsum, or back; on the dorsal side of; dorsad..
Orientate :: Orientate (v. t.) To place or turn toward the east; to cause to assume an easterly direction, or to veer eastward..
Induplicate :: Induplicate (a.) Having the edges bent abruptly toward the axis; -- said of the parts of the calyx or corolla in aestivation.
Weak :: Weak (v. i.) Tending towards lower prices; as, a weak market..
Intent :: Intent (n.) The act of turning the mind toward an object; hence, a design; a purpose; intention; meaning; drift; aim..
Northwestern :: Northwestern (a.) Of, pertaining to, or being in, the northwest; in a direction toward the northwest; coming from the northwest; northwesterly; as, a northwestern course..
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