westward

[west-werd]

west·ward

[west-werd]
adjective
1.
moving, bearing, facing, or situated toward the west: a westward migration of farm workers.
adverb
2.
Also, west·wards. toward the west; west: a train moving westward.

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Westward is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
noun
3.
the westward part, direction, or point: The wind had veered to the westward.

Origin:
before 900; Middle English; Old English westweard. See west, -ward
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westward (ˈwɛstwəd)
 
adj
1.  moving, facing, or situated in the west
 
adv
2.  Also: westwards towards the west
 
n
3.  the westward part, direction, etc; the west
 
'westwardly
 
adj, —adv

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Westward definition


sea-ward, i.e., toward the Mediterranean (Deut. 3:27).

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