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691 words match “WISE”

CLOCKWISE a.
Like the motion of the hands of a clock; -- said of that direction of a rotation about an axis, or about a point in a plane, which is ordinarily reckoned negative.
COASTWISE; COASTWAYS adv.
By way of, or along, the coast.
CONTRARIWISE adv. 2 definitions
tely; on the other hand. Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing; but contrariwise, blessing. 1 Pet. iii. 9.
CORNERWISE adv.
With the corner in front; diagonally; not square.
CRESCENTWISE adv.
In the form of a crescent; like a crescent. Tennyson.
CROSSWISE adv.
In the form of a cross; across; transversely. Longfellow.
DROPWISE adv.
After the manner of a drop; in the form of drops. Trickling dropwise from the cleft. Tennyson.
EDGEWAYS; EDGEWISE adv.
With the edge towards anything; in the direction of the edge. Glad to get in a word, as they say, edgeways. Sir W. Scott.
ELSEWISE adv.
Otherwise. [R.]
ENDWAYS; ENDWISE adv. 2 definitions
On end; erectly; in an upright position.
FESSWISE adv.
In the manner of fess.
FLATWISE a.
With the flat side downward, or next to another object; not edgewise.
GATEWISE adv.
In the manner of a gate. Three circles of stones set up gatewise. Fuller.
GUESTWISE adv.
In the manner of a guest.
JEWISE n.
Same as Juise. [Obs.] Chaucer.
JUWISE n.
Same as Juise. Chaucer.
LEASTWAYS; LEASTWISE adv.
At least; at all events. [Colloq.] At leastways, or At leastwise, at least. [Obs.] Fuller.
LENGTHWAYS; LENGTHWISE adv.
In the direction of the length; in a longitudinal direction.
LIKEWISE adv.
In like manner; also; moreover; too. See Also. Go, and do thou likewise. Luke x. 37. For he seeth that wise men die; likewise the fool and the brutish person perish. Ps. xlix. 10.
LONGWISE adv.
Lengthwise.
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