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homeward

/ˈhəʊmwəd/ /ˈhoʊmwɚd/

Meanings
adverb
Towards home.

Examples :

"I am homeward bound."
direction place

Related Words

Illustration i

i noun

/aɪ/

The name of the Latin-script letter I.

"the position of an i-dot (the dot of an i)"

Illustration towards

towards preposition

/tɘˈwoːdz/ /təˈwɔːdz/ /tʊˈwɔɹdz/

In the direction of.

"She moved toward the door."

Illustration home

home noun

/(h)əʊm/ /hoʊm/

A dwelling.

"My home is a small house near the school. "

Illustration am

am adverb

[e̞m] [am] [ɛ̃ə̃ːm]

Before noon.

"The doctor's appointment is scheduled for 10 a.m. tomorrow. "

Illustration bus

bus noun

/bɐs/ /bʊs/ /bɔs/ /bʌs/

A motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads.

"The school bus picked up the children every morning. "

Illustration a

a noun

/æɪ/ /eɪ/ /ə/ /ɔ/

The name of the Latin script letter A/a.

"My teacher wrote the letter "a" on the board to demonstrate its shape. "

Illustration caught

caught verb

[k̠ʰoːt] [kʰoːt] [kʰɑt]

(heading) To capture, overtake.

"The police officer caught the speeding car on the highway. "

Illustration bound

bound verb

/ˈbaʊnd/

To tie; to confine by any ligature.

"The teacher bound the student's unruly papers together with a large, colorful ribbon. "

Illustration oriented

oriented verb

/ˈɔːriɛntɪd/ /ˈɔːriˌɛntɪd/

To build or place (something) so as to face eastward.

"The ancient temple was carefully oriented to face the rising sun in the east. "