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REARWARD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Direction toward the rear
Example:
his outfit marched to the rearward of the tank divisions
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("rearward" is a kind of...):
back end; backside; rear (the side of an object that is opposite its front)
Derivation:
rearward (located in or toward the back or rear)
rearward (directed or moving toward the rear)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Located in or toward the back or rear
Example:
on the rearward side
Synonyms:
rear; rearward
Classified under:
Similar:
back (related to or located at the back)
Derivation:
rearward (direction toward the rear)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Directed or moving toward the rear
Example:
a rearward movement
Synonyms:
rearward; reverse
Classified under:
Similar:
backward (directed or facing toward the back or rear)
Derivation:
rearward (direction toward the rear)
III. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
At or to or toward the back or rear
Example:
she looked rearward out the window of the car
Synonyms:
back; backward; backwards; rearward; rearwards
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