end wise

end·ways

[end-weyz]
adverb
1.
on end: We set the table endways in order to fix the legs.
2.
with the end upward or forward.
3.
toward the ends or end; lengthwise.
4.
with ends touching; end to end.
Also, end·wise [end-wahyz] .

Origin:
1565–75; end1 + -ways

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endways or esp (US and Canadian) endwise (ˈɛndˌweɪz, ˈɛndˌwaɪz) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—adv
1.  having the end forwards or upwards
 
—adj
2.  vertical or upright
3.  lengthways
4.  standing or lying end to end
 
endwise or esp (US and Canadian) endwise
 
—adv
 
—adj

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