Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.
abapical | away from the apex. |
abaxial | facing away from the axis, as the surface of a leaf. |
abaxile | facing away from the axis, as the surface of a leaf. |
aboveground | located above the surface of the ground. |
adjacence | the state of being adjacent or contiguous. |
adjacency | the state of being adjacent or contiguous. |
adjacent | next to (noun) the side lying between the specified angle and a right angle in a right-angled triangle |
adjacently | (Adv.) ADJACENT, next to. |
aft | behind; near the stern of a vessel, etc. |
after | behind in place or order. |
aftermost | hindmost, as opposed to foremost. |
airt | (Scots) direction, quarter; (verb) to direct. |
airward | toward the air; upward. |
airwards | toward the air; upward. |
alineation | alignment. |
allineation | alignment. |
alongshore | along the shore or coast. |
altarwise | in the proper position of an altar, that is, at the east of a church with its ends towards the north and south. |
ambilateral | relating to or involving both sides. |
anglewise | in an angular manner; angularly. |
antarctic | of, near, or relating to the south pole. |
anterior | situated in or toward the front. |
anteriorly | (Adv.) ANTERIOR, situated in or toward the front. |
anticlockwise | in the opposite direction to clockwise. |
antipode | the point on the earth's surface exactly opposite of a given point. |
antipodean | relating to the antipodes; (noun) an inhabitant of the antipodes. |
antrorse | turned upward and forward. |
antrorsely | (Adv.) ANTRORSE, turned upward and forward. |
anyplace | anywhere. |
anywhere | in or to any place. |
anywheres | (US) in any place. |
anywhither | to or towards any place. |
apex | (Lat.) a summit or peak. |
apical | of or at the apex (noun) a sound articulated with the tip of the tongue |
apically | (Adv.) APICAL, at the apex. |
appropinquity | nearness. |
arriere | (Fr.) in the rear, backward. |
axal | of the axis. |
axial | of the axis. |
axiality | the state of being axial. |
axially | (Adv.) AXIAL, of the axis. |
backmost | hindmost. |
backward | in a reverse direction. |
backwardly | (Adv.) BACKWARD, in a reverse direction. |
backwards | in a reverse direction. |
beachside | situated at the side of a beach. |
bedward | towards bed. |
bedwards | towards bed. |
behind | in the rear; (prep) to the rear of; (noun) the buttocks. |
behindhand | being in arrears. |
below | at a position lower than; (noun) the lower part of something. |
belowdecks | inside or into the superstructure of a boat. |
belowground | underground. |
belowstairs | in or belonging to the servants' quarters. |
beneath | under. |
beside | next to. |
between | in the space that separates; (noun) an intermediate size of needle. |
betweenness | the state of being between. |
betwixt | (Arch.) between. |
beyond | on the farther side of; (noun) the unknown, the hereafter. |
bidirectional | involving two usually opposite directions. |
bidirectionally | (Adv.) BIDIRECTIONAL, involving two usually opposite directions. |
bivious | (Obs.) offering a choice; splitting between two directions. |
borderline | an intermediate position or state. |
boreal | related to northern regions. |
bottommost | situated at the very bottom. |
breadthways | in terms of breadth, broadside on. |
breadthwise | in terms of breadth, broadside on. |
broadwise | breadthwise. |
cantic | slanted. |
catercorner | in a diagonal or oblique position, on a diagonal or oblique line. |
catercornered | in a diagonal or oblique position, on a diagonal or oblique line. |
center | (US) centre; (verb) to centre. |
centrality | the state of being central. |
centrally | (Adv.) CENTRAL, in the centre. |
centre | the middle point of anything; (verb) to make central. |
centric | placed in the center or middle; central. |
centrical | placed in the center or middle; central. |
centrically | (Adv.) CENTRIC, placed in the centre. |
centricalness | the state of being centrical. |
centricity | the state or quality of being centric. |
chordwise | in the direction of an aerofoil chord. |
churchward | in the direction of the church. |
churchwards | in the direction of the church. |
circumambient | going round about; encompassing. |
circumambiently | (Adv.) CIRCUMAMBIENT, going round about. |
circumjacency | the state of being circumjacent, lying around. |
circumjacent | bordering on every side. |
cisalpine | on the hither side of the Alps with reference to Rome, that is, on the south side of the Alps. |
cislunar | on this side of the moon, i.e. between moon and earth. |
cismontane | on this or the near side of the mountains. |
cispadane | on the hither side of the river Po with reference to Rome; that is, on the south side. |
cispontine | on this side of the bridges, i.e. in London, north of the Thames. |
cityward | towards the city. |
citywide | including all parts of a city. |
clockwise | moving in the direction of a clock's hands. |
close | near at hand; shut tight (adv.) near; (verb) to block against entry or passage |
closely | (Adv.) CLOSE, near. |
coadjacency | the state of being coadjacent. |
coadjacent | contiguous; (noun) something that is adjacent to another thing in experience or thought. |
coastward | in the direction of the coast. |
coastwards | in the direction of the coast. |
coastwise | along the coast. |
concyclic | lying or situated on the circumference of the same circle. |
concyclically | (Adv.) CONCYCLIC, lying or situated on the circumference of the same circle. |
conterminal | adjacent, end to end. |
conterminally | (Adv.) CONTERMINAL, adjacent, end to end. |
contraclockwise | anticlockwise. |
contrariwise | on the contrary. |
cornerways | with the corner in front. |
cornerwise | with the corner in front. |
crosscourt | to or toward the opposite side of a court (as in tennis or basketball). |
crosswise | in the fashion of a cross. |
cumbent | lying down; reclining. |
deasil | (Scots) a sunwise motion. |
deasiul | (Scots) a sunwise motion. |
deasoil | (Scots) a sunwise motion. |
deathward | toward death. |
deathwards | toward death. |
decubital | in a lying down position. |
decumbency | the act or posture of lying down. |
decumbent | lying down; reclining on the ground. |
decumbently | (Adv.) DECUMBENT, lying down; reclining on the ground. |
deepmost | deepest. |
deiseal | (Scots) a sunwise motion. |
deisheal | (Scots) a sunwise motion. |
dextral | right, as opposed to sinistral, or left (noun) a right-handed person |
dextrally | (Adv.) DEXTRAL, right, as opposed to sinistral, or left. |
dextrorsely | (Adv.) DEXTRORSE, rising spirally and turning to the left. |
diagonal | slanting (noun) an oblique line |
diagonally | (Adv.) DIAGONAL, slanting. |
direction | aim at a certain point. |
directionless | without direction. |
distant | far off or apart. |
distantly | (Adv.) DISTANT, far off or apart. |
doon | (Scots) down. |
doun | (Scots) down. |
downfield | in or into the part of the field towards which the opposing team is headed. |
downhill | descending,sloping; (adv.) in a downward direction; (noun) a downward slope. |
downmost | most down; in the lowest position. |
downrange | in a direction down the range. |
downright | straight down; perpendicularly; (adj.) plainspoken, blunt. |
downrightly | (Adv.) DOWNRIGHT, straight down. |
downriver | down the river. |
downslope | downhill; (noun) a downward slope. |
downstair | situated in the lower storey of a house. |
downstairs | in or towards a lower storey; (noun) a lower storey. |
downstate | the region of a State remote from large cities, a rural area. |
downstream | in the direction of or nearer to the mouth of a stream. |
downtown | the downtown part of a town or city. |
downward | from a higher place to a lower. |
downwardly | (Adv.) DOWNWARD, from a higher place to a lower. |
downwardness | the state of being downward. |
downwards | from a higher place to a lower. |
downwind | in the direction that the wind blows. |
eachwhere | (Obs.) everywhere. |
earthward | in the direction of the earth. |
earthwards | in the direction of the earth. |
eassel | (Scots) eastwards, easterly. |
easselgate | (Scots) eastwards. |
easselward | (Scots) eastwards. |
eassil | (Scots) eastwards, easterly. |
east | one of the four cardinal points of the compass; (adj.) situated towards the east; (adv.) towards the east; (verb, archaic) to move or turn east. |
eastabout | towards the east. |
eastbound | bound for the east; travelling east. |
eastermost | (Obs.) most easterly. |
eastern | being to, toward, or in the east. |
easternmost | at the furthest point east. |
eastland | relating to the eastern part of a country; (noun) the land in the east. |
eastlin | (Scots) eastward. |
eastling | eastward. |
eastlings | (Scots) eastward. |
eastlins | (Scots) eastward. |
eastmost | at the furthest point east. |
eastward | towards the east. |
eastwardly | (Adv.) EASTWARD, towards the east. |
eastwards | towards the east. |
edgeways | with edge foremost or uppermost. |
edgewise | with edge foremost or uppermost. |
elsewhere | in another place. |
elsewhither | to another place. |
emong | (Obs.) among. |
emonges | (Obs.) amongst. |
emongest | (Obs.) amongst. |
emongst | (Obs.) amongst. |
endlang | (Scots) endlong, lengthwise. |
endlong | lengthwise. |
endmost | farthest; remotest; at the very end. |
endways | on end, lengthwise. |
endwise | on end; lengthwise. |
eothen | (Arch.) from the east. |
equatorial | of, relating to, or located at the equator (noun) an equatorial telescope |
equatorially | (Adv.) EQUATORIAL, relating to the equator. |
equatorward | in the direction of the equator. |
everwhere | to or in all parts and places. |
everywhence | from all directions. |
everywhither | in all directions. |
ewest | (Scots) near, close at hand. |
excentric | eccentric, lying outside the centre; (noun) something excentric. |
exterior | outside (noun) a part or surface that is outside |
exteriorly | (Adv.) EXTERIOR, outside. |
external | on the outside (noun) an exterior |
externally | (Adv.) EXTERNAL, on the outside. |
extrorsal | facing outward, away from the axis. |
extrorse | facing outward, away from the axis. |
eyelevel | level with a person's eyes. |
facedown | with the front part down; (noun) the act of confronting someone and forcing them to back down. |
faceup | with the front part up. |
far | distant (adv.) a long way; (verb) to remove to a distance |
faraway | distant, abstracted; (noun) the distance. |
farmost | most distant. |
farness | the state of being far off. |
farside | the farther side. |
farther | more distant; (adv.) to a greater distance. |
farthermost | most distant. |
faur | (Scots) far. |
feetfirst | with feet leading the way. |
ferninst | right opposite to in location. |
fieldward | in the direction of a field. |
fieldwards | in the direction of a field. |
flatling | (Spenser) with a flat side or edge. |
flatlong | (Spenser) with a flat side or edge. |
flatways | with or on the flat side. |
flatwise | with or on the flat side. |
forby | (Scots) besides. |
forbye | (Scots) besides. |
foreanent | (Scots) right opposite to in location. |
foreby | (Spenser) besides. |
forebye | (Scots) besides. |
forefront | the front or foremost part. |
forelie | (Spenser) to lie in front of. |
foremost | first in position. |
fornenst | (Scots) right opposite to in location. |
fornent | (Scots) right opposite to in location. |
forrad | (Scots) forward (noun) a forward |
forrit | (Scots) forward. |
forth | (Arch.) onward in time, place, or order. |
forward | towards the front; (adj.) presumptuous (verb) to send on |
frontally | (Adv.) FRONTAL, at the front. |
frontward | towards the front. |
frontwards | towards the front. |
frontways | towards the front. |
frontwise | towards the front. |
frowards | in a direction away from. |
furder | (Milton) further. |
furth | (Scots) forth, outside of. |
further | more distant; (adv.) to a greater distance; (verb) to help forward. |
furthermost | most distant. |
gainst | (Arch.) against. |
goalward | toward a goal. |
godward | toward God. |
godwards | toward God. |
graveward | in the direction of the grave. |
halfway | being in the middle. |
hamewith | (Scots) homewards. |
harborside | (US) located next to a harbor. |
headfirst | with the head in front. |
headforemost | headfirst. |
headmost | foremost. |
headward | backwards beyond the original source. |
headwards | backwards beyond the original source. |
heavenward | towards heaven. |
heavenwards | towards heaven. |
hellward | in the direction of hell. |
hellwards | in the direction of hell. |
here | in this place. |
hereabout | in the local area. |
hereabouts | in the local area. |
hereat | (Arch.) at this point. |
hereaway | hereabout. |
hereaways | hereabout. |
herein | in this. |
hereinbefore | in the preceding part of this writing or document. |
hereinto | into this place. |
hereon | on or upon this. |
hereto | up to this point. |
hereunder | under this; below. |
hereunto | hereto. |
hether | (Spenser) hither. |
hetherward | (Spenser) hitherward. |
highermost | highest. |
highmost | highest. |
hindermost | hindmost. |
hindforemost | with the back part in the front place. |
hindmost | farthest to the rear. |
hindward | towards the rear. |
hinterland | the inland area behind coast or coastal town. |
hithermost | nearest on this side. |
hitherside | the nearest side. |
hithersides | on this side of. |
hitherward | (Arch.) toward this place; hither. |
hitherwards | (Arch.) toward this place; hither. |
hiveward | in the direction of a hive. |
hivewards | in the direction of the hive. |
homeward | in the direction of home. |
homewards | in the direction of home. |
horizontalness | the state of being horizontal. |
imprimis | (Lat.) in the first place: originally used to introduce the first of a number of articles in a list, such as a will, an inventory, etc. |
inby | (Scots) towards the interior, by the house. |
inbye | (Scots) towards the interior, by the house. |
indoor | pertaining to the interior of a building. |
indoors | in or into a house. |
infraposed | placed below something else. |
inground | sunk into ground; (verb) to fix (something) in something as in the ground. |
inland | the interior of a region. |
inly | inwardly; thoroughly. |
inlying | lying within. |
inmost | farthest within. |
innerly | more within. |
innermost | farthest in; (noun) an innermost thing. |
inshore | belonging to the region near the shore. |
inside | within; (noun) something that lies within. |
interbasin | between two (river) basins. |
intercolline | lying between hills. |
interfacial | between plane faces; of an interface. |
interfacially | (Adv.) INTERFACIAL, between plane faces. |
interior | internal (noun) the inside |
interiorly | (Adv.) INTERIOR, on the inside. |
interjacency | the state of being situated between. |
interlocal | between localities. |
intermont | situated between mountains. |
intermontane | situated between mountains. |
intermountain | situated between mountains. |
internal | inner (noun) an inner attribute |
internality | the state of being internal. |
internally | (Adv.) INTERNAL, directions and positions. |
interne | the interior. |
internodal | between nodes. |
internodial | (Obs.) between nodes. |
interocean | between oceans. |
interpoint | the technique of printing Braille on both sides of the paper, spacing the dots in such a way that none counteracts each other. |
interpolar | between poles. |
interrow | between rows. |
interspatial | of or like an interspace. |
interspatially | (Adv.) INTERSPATIAL, of or like an interspace. |
interstitial | occurring in an interstice (noun) an extra atom in a crystal lattice, causing a defect |
interzonal | between zones. |
interzone | a zone between zones. |
intil | (Scots) into, in. |
into | to the inside of. |
intra | (Lat.) within. |
intramural | being within the walls, as of a city. |
intramurally | (Adv.) INTRAMURAL, being within the walls, as of a city. |
intrazonal | within zones. |
introrse | turned or facing inward. |
introrsely | (Adv.) INTRORSE, turned or facing inward. |
inward | placed within (adv.) moving towards the inside. |
inwardly | on the inside. |
inwards | towards the inside. |
inwith | (Scots) within. |
jacent | (Obs.) lying flat; sluggish. |
juxtapositional | in a state of juxtaposition. |
kirkward | (Scots) in the direction of the church. |
laeotropic | turning to the left. |
laevo | turning towards the left. |
lakeview | overlooking a lake. |
lakeward | facing a lake. |
lakewards | facing a lake. |
landward | in the direction of land. |
landwards | in the direction of land. |
laterally | (Adv.) LATERAL, sideways. |
lattermost | last. |
leeward | on the lee side; (adv.) towards the lee side (noun) the leeward side or quarter |
leewardly | (Adv.) LEEWARD, towards the lee side. |
leewards | towards the lee side. |
left | opposite to right. |
leftmost | the extreme left. |
leftward | on the left (adv.) towards the left; (noun) the left side |
leftwardly | towards the left. |
leftwards | towards the left. |
lengthways | in the direction of the length. |
lengthwise | in the direction of the length. |
levo | turning towards the left. |
levogyre | turning towards the left; (noun) an anticlockwise spiral. |
limitrophe | near the frontier or border. |
longways | along the length. |
longwise | along the length. |
lower | to appear dark and threatening LOWERY. |
lowermost | lowest. |
manward | towards man. |
manwards | towards man. |
mesal | in or towards the median plane. |
mesally | (Adv.) MESAL, on the middle line. |
mesiad | situated at the centre. |
mid | middle; (noun) the middle. |
midair | in the middle of the air, aloft; (noun) the middle part of the air. |
midcourse | in mid course. |
middest | (Spenser) situated most nearly in the middle. |
middlemost | being in the middle, or nearest the middle. |
midland | the central or inland part of a country. |
midline | a line down the middle of something. |
midmost | a part exactly in the middle. |
midpoint | a point at the middle. |
midrange | the middle of a range. |
midsection | the middle section of something. |
midspace | the middle of a space. |
midst | amid; (noun) the middle. |
midstory | the middle part of a story. |
midstream | the middle part of a stream. |
midtown | the middle part of a town. |
midway | the central avenue in a fair or exhibition. |
midwestern | belonging to the American Midwest. |
mongst | (Obs.) amongst. |
moonward | in the direction of the moon. |
moonwards | in the direction of the moon. |
multivious | leading in many directions; offering many different paths. |
narre | (Spenser) nearer. |
nayward | (Shakesp.) the negative side. |
near | close at hand (verb) to approach |
nearby | near. |
nearish | somewhat near. |
nearness | the state of being near. |
nearside | the nearer side of something. |
neath | (Dial.) beneath. |
neist | (Scots) next, nearest. |
nether | lower. |
nethermore | lower; (noun) the weaker or inferior party. |
nethermost | lowest. |
netherward | in a downward direction. |
netherwards | in a downward direction. |
next | nearest (noun) the next thing or person |
nextdoor | situated adjacently. |
nextly | (Adv.) NEXT, nearest. |
nextness | the quality of being next. |
nigh | near (verb) to draw near to |
nighly | (Adv.) NIGH, near. |
nighness | (Obs.) nearness. |
noncentral | not central. |
noplace | nowhere. |
norland | the northern land. |
north | a direction; (verb, arch.) to move towards the north. |
northbound | heading north. |
northeast | the direction between north and east. |
northeasterly | from the northeast; (noun) a wind from the northeast. |
northeastern | of, relating to, or characteristic of a region conventionally designated northeast. |
northeastward | in a northeasterly direction. |
northeastwardly | (Adv.) NORTHEASTWARD, in a northeasterly direction. |
northeastwards | in a northeasterly direction. |
northerliness | the state of being northerly. |
northermost | most northerly. |
northernmost | most northerly. |
northland | the northern part of a country. |
northmost | most northerly. |
northward | towards the north. |
northwardly | in a northward direction. |
northwards | towards the north. |
northwest | between west and north; (noun) the region between north and west. |
northwesterly | from the northwest; (noun) a wind from the northwest. |
northwestern | of, relating to, or characteristic of a region conventionally designated northwest. |
northwestward | in a northwesterly direction. |
northwestwardly | (Adv.) NORTHWESTWARD, in a northwesterly direction. |
northwestwards | in a northwesterly direction. |
norward | in a northerly direction. |
norwards | in a northerly direction. |
nowhere | a nonexistent place. |
nowhither | (Arch.) in no direction. |
obiter | (Lat.) in passing; incidentally; by the way. |
oblique | slanting (verb, obs.) to deviate from a direct line |
obliquely | (Adv.) OBLIQUE, slanting. |
obliquid | (Spenser) oblique. |
obliquitous | relating to obliquity. |
obliquity | the state of being oblique. |
occident | the part of the world to the west of some recognized part. |
occidentally | (Adv.) OCCIDENTAL, western. |
occy | as in all over the occy, in every direction. |
oceanfront | a strip of land bordering on the ocean. |
offa | off, off from. |
omnidirectional | in all directions. |
onshore | toward the shore. |
onto | to a position upon. |
onward | going on. |
onwardly | going on. |
onwards | going on. |
oot | (Scots) out; (noun) an out. |
orient | eastern; (noun) the part where the sun rises; (verb) to determine the position of, relatively to fixed or known directions. |
outby | (Scots) out of doors; a little way off. |
outbye | (Scots) out of doors; a little way off. |
outdoor | pertaining to the open air. |
outdoors | in the open air. |
outedge | the farthermost bound. |
outermost | farthest from the middle or interior. |
outlier | a detached portion of anything lying some way off or out, eg a rock. |
outmost | farthest from the middle or interior. |
outness | the state of being out. |
outpart | (Obs.) an outlying part. |
outremer | (Fr.) the region beyond the sea. |
outside | the outer side, surface, or part. |
outskirt | an outlying area. |
outward | toward the outside. |
outwardly | (Adv.) OUTWARD, toward the outside. |
outwardness | the state of being outward. |
outwards | towards the outside. |
outwith | (Scots) outside of. |
overhead | the general cost of running a business. |
overnear | too near. |
overplaced | placed above. |
oversea | across the sea. |
overseas | in foreign lands; (adv.) to foreign lands. |
overthwart | athwart; (verb, obs.) to lie athwart. |
owerby | (Scots) a little way over. |
paravant | (Spenser) before, in front; (noun) a preeminent person or thing. |
paravaunt | (Spenser) before, in front. |
parkward | towards a park. |
parkwards | towards a park. |
pericentral | surrounding a centre or central body. |
pericentric | surrounding a centre or central body. |
poleward | towards the pole. |
ponent | (Milton) western, of the setting sun; (noun) the west. |
portside | situated on the port side. |
posterior | coming after (noun) the buttocks |
posteriorly | (Adv.) POSTERIOR, coming after. |
posterolateral | posterior and lateral in position or direction. |
prebasal | situated in front of a base. |
procumbent | lying face down, prone. |
prone | lying face down (noun, obs.) a place in a church where intimations are given out |
pronely | (Adv.) PRONE, lying face down. |
propendent | (Obs.) inclining forward or toward. |
propinquity | nearness in space, time or relationship. |
prostrate | prone; lying or bent with one's face on the ground; (verb) to throw forward on the ground. |
proximate | nearest or next. |
proximately | (Adv.) PROXIMATE, nearest or next. |
proximation | immediate nearness in time, place, relationship, etc. |
proximity | immediate nearness in time, place, relationship, etc. |
quadrivial | leading in four directions; concerning a four-way junction. |
quaquaversal | sloping downward from the center in all directions. |
quaquaversally | (Adv.) QUAQUAVERSAL, sloping downward from the center in all directions. |
rearmost | coming or situated last. |
rearward | towards the rear. |
rearwards | towards the rear. |
recumbence | the state of being recumbent. |
recumbent | reclining; lying comfortably. |
recumbently | (Adv.) RECUMBENT, reclining; lying comfortably. |
remote | far off (noun) a remote control |
reorient | to restore orientation. |
resupinate | turned through 180 degrees; reversed. |
resupine | lying on the back; inclined backwards. |
retral | at or toward the rear. |
retrally | (Adv.) RETRAL, at or toward the rear. |
retrograde | going backwards (verb) to cause to go back |
retrogradely | (Adv.) RETROGRADE, going backwards. |
rhumb | a compass point; in rhumb line, an imaginary line on the earth's surface cutting all meridians at the same angle, used as the standard method of plotting a ship's course on a chart. |
rightmost | on the extreme right. |
rightward | toward the right. |
rightwardly | (Adv.) RIGHTWARD, towards the right. |
rightwards | toward the right. |
riverward | towards a river. |
riverwards | towards a river. |
schoolward | toward school. |
schoolwards | toward school. |
seaward | towards the sea. |
seawardly | (Adv.) SEAWARD, towards the sea. |
seawards | towards the sea. |
selfward | towards oneself. |
selfwards | towards oneself. |
septentrial | (Obs.) northern. |
septentrion | (Arch.) the north. |
septentrional | northern. |
septentrions | the seven stars of the Plough, the Great Bear. |
shorefront | the part of a shore nearest the sea. |
shoreward | in the direction of the shore. |
shorewards | in the direction of the shore. |
shuttlewise | backwards and forwards. |
sideling | sideway, oblique; (noun) a slope (esp on the side of a road). |
sidelong | sideways, oblique. |
sideward | in a sideways direction. |
sidewards | in a sideways direction. |
sideway | from the side. |
sideways | from the side. |
sidewise | toward or on one side. |
sinistral | of or pertaining to the left, as opposed to dextral (noun) a left-handed person |
sinistrality | the state of being sinistral. |
sinistrally | (Adv.) SINISTRAL, of or pertaining to the left. |
sinistrorse | rising spirally and turning from right to left. |
sinistrorsely | (Adv.) SINISTRORSE, rising spirally and turning from right to left. |
sinistrous | inauspicious, sinister. |
sinistrously | (Adv.) SINISTROUS, of or pertaining to the left. |
skeef | (S. Afr.) at an oblique angle. |
skew | oblique, biased (verb) to make oblique |
skewwhiff | awry. |
skyward | towards the sky. |
skywards | towards the sky. |
slanting | deviate from the horizontal or vertical. |
slantingly | (Adv.) SLANTING. |
slantingways | in a slanting direction. |
slantways | in a slanting direction. |
slantwise | in a slanting direction. |
slopewise | obliquely. |
slopy | sloping; inclined. |
someplace | somewhere. |
somewhere | in or to some place. |
somewhither | (Arch.) to some place; somewhere. |
south | a point of the compass; (verb, arch.) to move or veer towards the south. |
southbound | travelling or heading south. |
southeast | the direction between south and east. |
southeasterly | from the southeast; (noun) a wind from the southeast. |
southeastern | of, relating to, or characteristic of a region conventionally designated southeast. |
southeastward | in a southeasterly direction. |
southeastwards | in a southeasterly direction. |
southerliness | the state of being southerly. |
southermost | (Obs.) most southerly. |
southernly | somewhat southern. |
southernmost | situated furthest south. |
southernness | the state of being southern. |
southland | the southern part of a country. |
southmost | situated furthest south. |
southward | towards the south. |
southwardly | in a southward direction. |
southwards | towards the south. |
southwest | between south and west. |
southwesterly | from the southwest; (noun) a wind from the southwest. |
southwestern | lying toward or coming from the southwest. |
southwestward | in a southwesterly direction. |
southwestwardly | (Adv.) SOUTHWESTWARD, in a southwesterly direction. |
southwestwards | in a southwesterly direction. |
spaceward | towards space. |
stateside | of, in, or pertaining to the United States of America. |
statewide | throughout a state. |
sternmost | farthest astern; as, the sternmost ship in a convoy. |
sternward | towards the stern. |
sternwards | towards the stern. |
storewide | extending throughout a store. |
straddleback | with legs astride. |
straightway | (Arch.) in a direct course. |
straightways | (Arch.) in a direct course. |
streamside | the side of a stream. |
streetward | towards or facing the street. |
streetwards | towards or facing the street. |
stridling | (Dial.) astride. |
subapical | of or pertaining to the part just below the apex. |
subarctic | the zone just below the arctic circle. |
subaxial | somewhat axial. |
subcentral | under the center. |
subcentrally | (Adv.) SUBCENTRAL, under the center. |
subglacial | of or relating to the bottom of a glacier or the area immediately underlying a glacier. |
subglacially | (Adv.) SUBGLACIAL, of or relating to the bottom of a glacier or the area immediately underlying a glacier. |
subjacency | the state of being subjacent, underlying. |
subjacent | lying under or below something. |
subjacently | (Adv.) SUBJACENT, lying under or below something. |
sublunar | under the moon; earthly; terrestrial. |
sublunary | under the moon; earthly; terrestrial. |
submontane | situated on or characteristic of the lower slopes of a mountain range. |
submontanely | (Adv.) SUBMONTANE, situated on or characteristic of the lower slopes of a mountain range. |
subnodal | situated under a node. |
suboceanic | below the ocean. |
subpolar | situated below the poles. |
substellar | directly under a star. |
subterrain | an underground chamber, room or dwelling. |
subvertical | below the vertical. |
sunward | towards the sun. |
sunwards | towards the sun. |
sunwise | in the direction of the sun's apparent revolution. |
superjacent | lying above or upon. |
supination | being turned upward. |
supralunar | beyond the moon; very lofty. |
supramundane | above or beyond this world. |
sur | (Fr.) on, above. |
surfside | situated next to the sea. |
thataway | in that direction. |
thence | from that place. |
there | that place. |
thereat | at that point, place or occurrence; on that account. |
thereaway | in that direction. |
therein | in that place. |
thereinbefore | in the preceding part of that writing or document. |
thereness | the quality of being there. |
thereunder | under that. |
thether | (Spenser) thither. |
thisaway | (Coll.) this way. |
thither | to that place. |
thitherto | to that point; so far. |
thitherward | in that direction. |
thitherwards | in that direction. |
thon | (Scots) yon. |
thonder | (Scots) yonder. |
through | by way of. |
throughly | (Arch.) far through. |
thwartways | crosswise; from side to side. |
thwartwise | crosswise; from side to side. |
topmost | highest. |
topwater | floating on or near the top of the water. |
toward | in the direction of; (adj.) approaching. |
towards | in the direction of. |
townward | in the direction of the town. |
transalpine | on the other (i.e. the north) side of the Alps; (noun) an inhabitant of the region beyond the Alps. |
transandean | beyond, or crossing, the Andes. |
transandine | beyond, or crossing, the Andes. |
transatlantic | crossing or extending across the Atlantic Ocean. |
transcaucasian | of the region beyond the Caucasus mountains in Georgia. |
transisthmian | across an isthmus. |
transleithan | beyond the river Leitha, once in part the boundary between Austria and Hungary; hence, Hungarian. |
transmarine | across or beyond the sea. |
transpolar | across the poles. |
transpontine | situated on the far side of a bridge, esp situated on the south side of the Thames River in London. |
tween | (Short for) between; (noun) a child typically of an age between eight and twelve. |
twixt | between. |
under | in a lower position than. |
underearth | subterranean; (noun) the soil found beneath the surface of something. |
undermost | lowest, as in place, rank, or condition. |
underneath | beneath; (noun) the under part or side. |
underside | the underneath. |
unneath | (Dial.) underneath. |
upalong | a location away from a person or place. |
upby | a little farther on. |
upbye | a little farther on. |
upcoast | up the coast. |
upcountry | of or in the interior of a country; (adv.) in or to the interior of a country. |
upfield | into the part of the field towards which the offensive team is going. |
uphill | an upward slope. |
uphillward | (Milton) in an uphill direction. |
uplying | upland, elevated. |
upmost | highest. |
upo | upon. |
upon | on. |
uppermost | in the top position. |
upside | the upper side. |
upsideowne | (Spenser) upside down. |
upslope | up a slope; (noun) an upward slope. |
upstair | pertaining to an upper floor. |
upstairs | of or in an upper storey or flat; (adv.) in or toward a higher storey; (noun) the part of a building above the ground floor. |
upstate | the northern region of an American state. |
uptown | to or in the upper part of a town; as, to go uptown; (noun) the upper or residential part of a town. |
upward | toward a higher place or position. |
upwardly | (Adv.) UPWARD, toward a higher place or position. |
upwardness | the state of being upward. |
upwards | in an upward direction. |
usward | (Arch.) towards us, in our direction. |
uswards | (Arch.) towards us, in our direction. |
uttermost | utmost. |
vanward | located in the van, advanced. |
vaward | (Shakesp.) the foremost part. |
vertical | upright (noun) a vertical line |
vertically | (Adv.) VERTICAL, upright. |
vicinal | neighboring; local. |
vicinity | the region near or about a place. |
warpwise | in a vertical direction. |
wast | (US) west. |
weathermost | furthest to windward. |
weftwise | in a horizontal direction. |
west | a part of the compass; (verb) to move towards the west. |
westabout | towards the west. |
westbound | heading in a westerly direction. |
wester | to turn westward. |
westerliness | the state of being westerly. |
western | in or from the west; (noun) one who lives in the west. |
westernmost | most to the west. |
westlin | (Scots) towards the west. |
westlins | (Scots) to or in the west. |
westmost | farthest west. |
westward | in a westerly direction. |
westwardly | in a westward direction. |
westwards | in a westerly direction. |
whencever | from whatsoever place. |
wherever | in or to whatever place. |
whether | if it be the case that. |
whitherward | toward what or which place. |
whitherwards | toward what or which place. |
widdershins | in a left-handed, wrong, or contrary direction; counterclockwise. |
widershins | in a left-handed, wrong, or contrary direction; counterclockwise. |
widthway | across the width, as distinct from lengthways. |
widthways | across the width, as distinct from lengthways. |
widthwise | across the width, as distinct from lengthways. |
windward | in the direction of the wind. |
windwards | in the direction of the wind. |
withershins | in a left-handed, wrong, or contrary direction; counterclockwise. |
within | inside; (noun) an interior place or area. |
withindoors | indoors. |
without | lacking; outside; (noun) an exterior place or area. |
withoutdoors | outdoors. |
worldwide | all over the world. |
yon | that, those; (adv.) yonder; (pron.) that one. |
yond | yonder. |
yonder | over there (noun) the distance |
yont | yonder, over there. |