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Adverbial inwards has 2 senses
- inwards(r = adv.all) in, inward - to or toward the inside of; "come in"; "smash in the door"
- inwards(r = adv.all) inward - toward the center or interior; "move the needle further inwards!"
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- Toward the inside; toward the center or interior; as, to bend a thing inward. [1913 Webster]
- Into, or toward, the mind or thoughts; inwardly; as, to turn the attention inward. [1913 Webster]"So much the rather, thou Celestial Light,
Shine inward." [1913 Webster]
inwards, adv.
See Inward. [1913 Webster]
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inwards
Interiority
N interiority, inside, interior, interspace, subsoil, substratum, intrados, contents, substance, pith, marrow, backbone, heart, bosom, breast, abdomen, vitals, viscera, entrails, bowels, belly, intestines, guts, chitterings, womb, lap, penetralia, recesses, innermost recesses, cave, interior, internal, inner, inside, inward, intraregarding, inmost, innermost, deep seated, gut, intestine, intestinal, inland, subcutaneous, abdominal, coeliac, endomorphic, interstitial, inwrought, inclosed, home, domestic, indoor, intramural, vernacular, endemic, internally, inwards, within, in, inly, here in, there in, where in, ab intra, withinside, in doors, within doors, at home, in the bosom of one's family.
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