westward

  • 21westward — I. adverb or adjective Date: before 12th century toward the west • westwards adverb II. noun Date: circa 1596 westward direction or part < sail to the westward > …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 22westward — west|ward1 [ westwərd ] adverb AMERICAN toward the west: They headed westward along the highway. westward west|ward 2 [ westwərd ] adjective toward or in the west …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 23westward — west·ward || westwÉ™(r)d n. westward part, westward direction adj. westerly; faces the west adv. towards the west, in the direction of the west …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 24westward — adj. Westward is used with these nouns: ↑expansion …

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  • 25westward — adjective towards the west. adverb (also westwards) in a westerly direction. noun (the westward) a direction or region towards the west. Derivatives westwardly adjective & adverb …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 26westward — adjective going towards the west westward, westwards adverb …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 27westward — west•ward [[t]ˈwɛst wərd[/t]] adj. 1) moving, bearing, facing, or situated toward the west 2) Also, west′wards. toward the west 3) a westward part, direction, or point • Etymology: bef. 900 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 28westward — /ˈwɛstwəd/ (say westwuhd) adjective 1. moving, bearing, facing, or situated towards the west. –adverb 2. westwards. –noun 3. the westward part, direction, or point …

  • 29westward — adj., adv., & n. adj. & adv. (also westwards) towards the west. n. a westward direction or region …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 30Westward Ho (play) — Westward Ho (or Ho! , or Hoe ) is an early Jacobean era stage play, a satire and city comedy by Thomas Dekker and John Webster that was first published in 1607. It had an unusual impact in that it inspired Ben Jonson, George Chapman, and John&#8230; …

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