inwards

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adverb (ˈɪnwədz) inward

towards the interior or middle of something

in, into, or towards the mind or spirit

pl n (ˈɪnədz)

a variant spelling of innards

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Words nearby inwards

inward, inward dive, Inward Light, inwardly, inwardness, inwards, inweave, inwind, in-world, inwrap, inwreathe

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How to use inwards in a sentence

“Anyone who looks only inwards is not going to be as successful as someone who looks outside, the world over,” Bratton said.
Can Bratton Save Britain?|William Underhill|August 15, 2011|DAILY BEAST
And the borders of them were of one handbreadth, turned inwards round about: and upon the tables was the flesh of the offering.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
The doors opened inwards and those in the outer wall were supplied with bolts (pessul) and bars (serae).
The Private Life of the Romans|Harold Whetstone Johnston
They generally wore turbans of lambswool, and jackets of sheepskin with the wool inwards.
The British Expedition to the Crimea|William Howard Russell

But all the blood in his body seemed to rush inwards to his heart as he spoke, and he absolutely trembled.
North and South|Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
As the train steamed out we passed his troops, drawn up in three sides of a square facing inwards, in their shirt-sleeves.
In the Ranks of the C.I.V.|Erskine Childers