towards
towards is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 7 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.The waves make towards'' the pebbled shore. Shak.
- 2.With direction to, in a moral sense; with respect or reference to; regarding; concerning. His eye shall be evil toward his brother. Deut. xxviii.
- 3.Herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offense toward God, and toward men. Acts xxiv.
- 4.3. Tending to; in the direction of; in behalf of. This was the first alarm England received towards any trouble. Clarendom.
- 5.Near; about; approaching to. I am toward nine years older since I left you. Swift.
- 6.Near; at hand; in state of preparation. Do you hear sught, sir, of a battle toward Shak. We have a trifling foolish banquet Towards. Shak.
- 7.See Toward.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- affect
- aid
- and
- applicability
- aptitude
- aptness
- bad
- bend
- bent
- bias
- bid
- bigotry
- box
- breach
- calculated
- carry
- cast
- conatus
- conduce
- conducive
- conduciveness
- contribute
- cry
- custom
- direction
- dispose
- drift
- ell
- encroach
- fair
- favor
- favoritism
- for
- foul
- give
- grain
- gravitate
- grievance
- has
- heaven
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is towards.
- What is the waves make towards'' the pebbled shore. Shak called?
- What is with direction to, in a moral sense; with respect or reference to; regarding; concerning. His eye shall be evil toward his brother. Deut. xxviii called?
- What is herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offense toward God, and toward men. Acts xxiv called?
- What is 3. Tending to; in the direction of; in behalf of. This was the first alarm England received towards any trouble. Clarendom called?
- What is near; about; approaching to. I am toward nine years older since I left you. Swift called?
- What is near; at hand; in state of preparation. Do you hear sught, sir, of a battle toward Shak. We have a trifling foolish banquet Towards. Shak called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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- Steward: Jason Burns