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outwards
CIDE DICTIONARY
From the interior part; in a direction from the interior toward the exterior; out; to the outside; beyond; off; away; as, a ship bound outward. [1913 Webster]
"The wrong side may be turned outward." [1913 Webster]
"Light falling on them is not reflected outwards." [1913 Webster]
outwards, adv.
See Outward, adv. [1913 Webster]
ROGET THESAURUS
outwards
Exteriority
N exteriority, outside, exterior, surface, superficies, skin, superstratum, disk, disc, face, facet, extrados, excentricity, eccentricity, circumjacence, exterior, external, outer most, outward, outlying, outside, outdoor, round about, extramural, extralimitary, extramundane, superficial, skin-deep, frontal, discoid, extraregarding, excentric, eccentric, outstanding, extrinsic, ecdemic, exomorphic, externally, out, with out, over, outwards, ab extra, out of doors, extra muros, in the open air, sub Jove, sub dio, a la belle etoile, al fresco.For further exploring for "outwards" in Webster Dictionary Online
