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Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

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594 words match “TOWARD”

Passing to the west. Toward heaven's descent had sloped his westering wheel. Milton.

WESTERLY a. 2 definitions

Of or pertaining to the west; toward the west; coming from the west; western.

Moving toward the west; as, a ship makes a western course; coming from the west; as, a western breeze. Western Church. See Latin Church, under Latin. -- Western empire (Hist.), the western portion of the Roman empire, as divided, by the will of Theodosius the Great, between his sons Honorius and Arcadius, a. d. 395.…

Situated the farthest towards the west; most western.

The distance, reckoned toward the west, between the two meridians passing through the extremities of a course, or portion of a ship's path; the departure of a course which lies to the west of north.

Lying toward the west. Yond same star that's westward from the pole. Shak.

WESTWARD; WESTWARDS adv.

Toward the west; as, to ride or sail westward. Westward the course of empire takes its way. Berkeley.

WHITHERWARD adv.

In what direction; toward what or which place. R. of Brunne. Whitherward to turn for a good course of life was by no means too apparent. Carlyle.

WINDWARD a. 2 definitions

Situated toward the point from which the wind blows; as, the Windward Islands.

To desire; to long for; to hanker after; to have a mind or disposition toward. I would not wish Any companion in the world but you. Shak. I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper. 3. John 2.

g; wishful; desirous. Lifting up one of my sashes, I cast many a wistful, melancholy look towards the sea. Swift.

Tending toward a yellow color, or to one of those colors, green being excepted, in which yellow is a constituent, as scarlet, orange, etc.

A long piece of timber, nearly cylindrical, tapering toward the ends, and designed to support and extend a square sail. A yard is usually hung by the center to the mast. See Illust. of Ship. Golden Yard, or Yard and Ell (Astron.), a popular name the three stars in the belt of Orion. -- Under yard [i. e., under the rod…

upon his brother; and he sought where to weep. Gen. xliii. 30. Your mother's heart yearns towards you. Addison.