Definition of toward

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Toward (prep.) Readly to do or learn; compliant with duty; not froward; apt; docile; tractable; as, a toward youth..

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Induplicate :: Induplicate (a.) Having the edges bent abruptly toward the axis; -- said of the parts of the calyx or corolla in aestivation.
Southmost :: Southmost (a.) Farthest toward the south; southernmost.
Aft :: Aft (adv. & a.) Near or towards the stern of a vessel; astern; abaft.
Sap :: Sap (n.) A narrow ditch or trench made from the foremost parallel toward the glacis or covert way of a besieged place by digging under cover of gabions, etc..
Panicle :: Panicle (n.) A pyramidal form of inflorescence, in which the cluster is loosely branched below and gradually simpler toward the end..
Intorsion :: Intorsion (n.) The bending or twining of any part of a plant toward one side or the other, or in any direction from the vertical..
Spite :: Spite (n.) Ill-will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the disposition to irritate, annoy, or thwart; petty malice; grudge; rancor; despite..
Western :: Western (a.) Moving toward the west; as, a ship makes a western course; coming from the west; as, a western breeze..
Thermotropism :: Thermotropism (n.) The phenomenon of turning towards a source of warmth, seen in the growing parts of some plants..
Alee :: Alee (adv.) On or toward the lee, or the side away from the wind; the opposite of aweather. The helm of a ship is alee when pressed close to the lee side..
Leaning :: Leaning (n.) The act, or state, of inclining; inclination; tendency; as, a leaning towards Calvinism..
Up :: Up (adv.) From a lower to a higher position, literally or figuratively; as, from a recumbent or sitting position; from the mouth, toward the source, of a river; from a dependent or inferior condition; from concealment; from younger age; from a quiet state, or the like; -- used with verbs of motion expressed or implied..
Avail :: Avail (n.) Profit; advantage toward success; benefit; value; as, labor, without economy, is of little avail..
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..
Face :: Face (v. t.) To stand opposite to; to stand with the face or front toward; to front upon; as, the apartments of the general faced the park..
Upstreet :: Upstreet (adv.) Toward the higher part of a street; as, to walk upstreet..
Bedward :: Bedward (adv.) Towards bed.
Front :: Front (v. t.) To face toward; to have the front toward; to confront; as, the house fronts the street..
Flux :: Flux (n.) The setting in of the tide toward the shore, -- the ebb being called the reflux..
Intention :: Intention (n.) The object toward which the thoughts are directed; end; aim.
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