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Definition of Inwards
1. Adverb. To or toward the inside of. "Smash in the door"
2. Adverb. Toward the center or interior. "Move the needle further inwards!"
Definition of Inwards
1. adv. See Inward.
Definition of Inwards
1. Adverb. Towards the inside. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Inwards
1. inward [adv] - See also: inward
Lexicographical Neighbors of Inwards
Literary usage of Inwards
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Manual of Botany for North America: Containing Generic and Specific by Amos Eaton (1836)
"Capsules in oblong or oval spots, arranged in regular rows on both sides of, and
parallel with, the ribs: involucre vaulted, and opening inwards. ..."
2. International Law: A Treatise by Lassa Oppenheim (1921)
"In such cases one speaks of ' blockade inwards ' and of ' blockade outwards '
respectively. Thus the blockade of the mouth of the Danube declared by the ..."
3. Medical lexicon: A Dictionary of Medical Science, Containing a Concise by Robley Dunglison (1866)
"Uve: — to pull the middle toe inwards, or towards the inner side of the foot.
... Anión:— to pull the third of the small tuca inwards. ..."
4. A Treatise on Dislocations and Fractures of the Joints by Astley Cooper, Bransby Blake Cooper (1851)
"It thus appears that the astragalus was dislocated inwards from the navicular
bone and os calcis, so as to have its inferior articulating surfaces resting ..."
5. American Edition of the British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and ...by William Nicholson by William Nicholson (1821)
"Thigh- The os femoris may be displaced downwards and inwards, so that the head
rests on ... In the second, the limb is shortened, the foot turned inwards, ..."
6. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of King's Bench: With by Great Britain Court of King's Bench, George Mifflin Wharton (1845)
"4, to be united with her last preceding voyage inwards; and whether the two did
not constitute, within the meaning of that clause, the. same voyage ? ..."
7. Manual of Botany for North America: Containing Generic and Specific by Amos Eaton (1836)
"Capsules in oblong or oval spots, arranged in regular rows on both sides of, and
parallel with, the ribs: involucre vaulted, and opening inwards. ..."
8. International Law: A Treatise by Lassa Oppenheim (1921)
"In such cases one speaks of ' blockade inwards ' and of ' blockade outwards '
respectively. Thus the blockade of the mouth of the Danube declared by the ..."
9. Medical lexicon: A Dictionary of Medical Science, Containing a Concise by Robley Dunglison (1866)
"Uve: — to pull the middle toe inwards, or towards the inner side of the foot.
... Anión:— to pull the third of the small tuca inwards. ..."
10. A Treatise on Dislocations and Fractures of the Joints by Astley Cooper, Bransby Blake Cooper (1851)
"It thus appears that the astragalus was dislocated inwards from the navicular
bone and os calcis, so as to have its inferior articulating surfaces resting ..."
11. American Edition of the British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and ...by William Nicholson by William Nicholson (1821)
"Thigh- The os femoris may be displaced downwards and inwards, so that the head
rests on ... In the second, the limb is shortened, the foot turned inwards, ..."
12. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of King's Bench: With by Great Britain Court of King's Bench, George Mifflin Wharton (1845)
"4, to be united with her last preceding voyage inwards; and whether the two did
not constitute, within the meaning of that clause, the. same voyage ? ..."
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