earthward

[ urth-werd ]

/ ˈɜrθ wərd /

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adverb

Also earthwards. toward the earth.

adjective

directed toward the earth.

Origin of earthward

First recorded in 1350–1400, earthward is from the Middle English word ertheward.See earth, -ward

Words nearby earthward

earthstar, earth station, earth tone, earth tongue, earth up, earthward, earthwards, earth wave, earth wax, earthwoman, earthwork

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Example sentences from the Web for earthward

Vainly he sought to lull it, to keep it earthward, to laugh at his own aspirations—useless labor!
My Recollections of Lord Byron|Teresa Guiccioli
The cargo was to be taken to the Asteroid Belt for purification and then shipped Earthward for final disposition.
Hanging by a Thread|Gordon Randall Garrett
Madame C——, on the contrary, would not deign to bestow such an epithet on any one whose views and occupations were so earthward.
Paris and the Parisians in 1835 (Vol. 1 of 2)|Frances Milton Trollope
It is beautiful to think that earthward from some chromatic star the soul of Krishna may have sunk.
The Monster|Edgar Saltus

Can woman with her immortality be happy when its drawings are all earthward?
Lily Pearl and The Mistress of Rosedale|Ida Glenwood

British Dictionary definitions for earthward

earthward

/ (ˈɜːθwəd) /

adjective

directed towards the earth

adverb

a variant of earthwards

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单词	earthward
释义	earthward [ urth-werd ] / ˈɜrθ wərd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR earthward ON THESAURUS.COM adverb Also earthwards. toward the earth. adjective directed toward the earth. Origin of earthward First recorded in 1350–1400, earthward is from the Middle English word ertheward.See earth, -ward Words nearby earthward earthstar, earth station, earth tone, earth tongue, earth up, earthward, earthwards, earth wave, earth wax, earthwoman, earthwork Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for earthward Vainly he sought to lull it, to keep it earthward, to laugh at his own aspirations—useless labor! My Recollections of Lord Byron\|Teresa Guiccioli The cargo was to be taken to the Asteroid Belt for purification and then shipped Earthward for final disposition. Hanging by a Thread\|Gordon Randall Garrett Madame C——, on the contrary, would not deign to bestow such an epithet on any one whose views and occupations were so earthward. Paris and the Parisians in 1835 (Vol. 1 of 2)\|Frances Milton Trollope It is beautiful to think that earthward from some chromatic star the soul of Krishna may have sunk. The Monster\|Edgar Saltus Can woman with her immortality be happy when its drawings are all earthward? Lily Pearl and The Mistress of Rosedale\|Ida Glenwood British Dictionary definitions for earthward earthward / (ˈɜːθwəd) / adjective directed towards the earth adverb a variant of earthwards Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to earthward downward, sinking, depressed, descending, inferior, downgrade, falling, downhill, sagging, gravitating, slumping, cascading, sliding, slipping, dropping, precipitating, declining, nether, subjacent, under
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earthward

adverb

adjective

Origin of earthward

Words nearby earthward

Example sentences from the Web for earthward

British Dictionary definitions for earthward

adjective

adverb

Words related to earthward