wards: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of wards
- awards«Word Popularity Bar5/5
award
- noun a grant made by a law court
awarding.
- he criticized the awarding of compensation by the court
- noun a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
honour; accolade; honor; laurels.
- an award for bravery
- noun a grant made by a law court
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reward
- noun a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
wages; payoff.
- the wages of sin is death
- virtue is its own reward
- noun payment made in return for a service rendered
- noun a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
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edward
- noun King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
Edward VIII; Duke of Windsor.
- noun King of England from 1901 to 1910; son of Victoria and Prince Albert; famous for his elegant sporting ways (1841-1910)
Albert Edward; Edward VII.
- noun King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
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afterwards
- adverb happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
after; later; later on; subsequently; afterward.
- he apologized subsequently
- he's going to the store but he'll be back here later
- it didn't happen until afterward
- two hours after that
- adverb happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
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forwards
- adverb at or to or toward the front; (`forrad' and `forrard' are dialectal variations)
forrad; forrard; forward; frontwards; frontward.
- he faced forward
- step forward
- she practiced sewing backward as well as frontward on her new sewing machine
- noun the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey
forward.
- adverb at or to or toward the front; (`forrad' and `forrard' are dialectal variations)
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backwards
- adverb at or to or toward the back or rear
rearward; rearwards; backward; back.
- he moved back
- tripped when he stepped backward
- she looked rearward out the window of the car
- adverb in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal
backward.
- it's easy to get the `i' and the `e' backward in words like `seize' and `siege'
- the child put her jersey on backward
- adverb at or to or toward the back or rear
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upwards
- adverb spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position
upward; upwardly; up.
- look up!
- the music surged up
- the fragments flew upwards
- prices soared upwards
- upwardly mobile
- adverb to a later time
upward; up.
- they moved the meeting date up
- from childhood upward
- adverb spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position
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onwards
- adverb in a forward direction
ahead; forwards; onward; forward; forrader.
- go ahead
- the train moved ahead slowly
- the boat lurched ahead
- moved onward into the forest
- they went slowly forward in the mud
- adverb in a forward direction
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downwards
- adverb spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
down; downward; downwardly.
- don't fall down
- rode the lift up and skied down
- prices plunged downward
- adverb spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
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coward
- noun a person who shows fear or timidity
- noun English dramatist and actor and composer noted for his witty and sophisticated comedies (1899-1973)
Noel Coward; Sir Noel Pierce Coward.
- noun a person who shows fear or timidity
- stewards3/5
steward
- noun someone who manages property or other affairs for someone else
- noun the ship's officer who is in charge of provisions and dining arrangements
- noun someone who manages property or other affairs for someone else
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northwards
- adverb in a northern direction
northerly; northward; north.
- they earn more up north
- Let's go north!
- noun the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees
northward; due north; north; N.
- adverb in a northern direction
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southwards
- adverb toward the south
southerly; southward.
- the ship turned southerly
- noun the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees
due south; S; southward; south.
- adverb toward the south
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eastwards
- adverb toward the east
eastward.
- they migrated eastward to Sweden
- noun the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
eastward; east; E; due east.
- adverb toward the east
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westwards
- adverb toward the west
westward.
- they traveled westward toward the setting sun
- noun the cardinal compass point that is a 270 degrees
due west; west; W; westward.
- adverb toward the west
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outwards
- adverb toward the outside
outward.
- move the needle further outward!
- adverb toward the outside
- inwards3/5
inwards
- adverb to or toward the inside of
inward; in.
- come in
- smash in the door
- adverb toward the center or interior
inward.
- move the needle further inwards!
- adverb to or toward the inside of
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homewards
- adverb toward home
homeward.
- fought his way homeward through the deep snow
- adverb toward home
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skywards
- adverb toward the sky
skyward.
- look skywards!
- adverb toward the sky
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woodward
- noun United States historian (1908-1999)
C. Vann Woodward; Comer Vann Woodward.
- noun United States chemist honored for synthesizing complex organic compounds (1917-1979)
Robert Burns Woodward; Robert Woodward; Bob Woodward.
- noun United States historian (1908-1999)
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sward
- noun surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
turf; greensward; sod.
- noun surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
- seawards1/5
seawards
- adverb in the direction of the sea
seaward; asea.
- the sailor looked seaward
- noun the direction toward the sea
seaward.
- adverb in the direction of the sea
- leewards1/5
leeward
- noun the direction in which the wind is blowing
- noun the side of something that is sheltered from the wind
lee side; lee.
- noun the direction in which the wind is blowing
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windward
- noun the direction from which the wind is coming
- noun the side of something that is toward the wind
- noun the direction from which the wind is coming
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rearwards
- adverb at or to or toward the back or rear
rearward; backward; back; backwards.
- he moved back
- tripped when he stepped backward
- she looked rearward out the window of the car
- noun direction toward the rear
rearward.
- his outfit marched to the rearward of the tank divisions
- adverb at or to or toward the back or rear
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northeastward
- noun the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees
NE; northeast; nor'-east.
- adjective satellite toward the northeast
- noun the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees
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southeastward
- noun the compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees
southeast; SE; sou'-east.
- adjective satellite toward the southeast
- noun the compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees
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northwestward
- noun the compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees
nor'-west; NW; northwest.
- adjective satellite toward the northwest
- noun the compass point midway between north and west; at 315 degrees
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southwestward
- noun the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees
sou'-west; SW; southwest.
- adjective satellite toward the southwest
- noun the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees
- heavenwards1/5
heavenwards
- adverb toward heaven
heavenward; heavenwardly.
- he pointed heavenward
- adverb toward heaven
- landwards1/5
landwards
- adverb toward land
landward.
- landward, miles of rough grass marshes melt into low uplands
- adverb toward land
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sidewards
- adverb toward one side
sideward.
- turn the figure sideward
- adverb toward one side
- leftwards1/5
leftward
Toward or on the left side. Rightward and leftward rise the rocks. Southey.
- rightwards1/5
rightward
Toward the right. Rightward and leftward rise the rocks. Southey.
- haywards1/5
hayward
An officer who is appointed to guard hedges, and to keep cattle from breaking or cropping them, and whose further duty it is to impound animals found running at large.
- earthwards1/5
earthwards
Toward the earth; -- opposed to heavenward or skyward.
- shorewards1/5
shoreward
- adjective (of winds) coming from the sea toward the land
seaward; inshore; onshore.
- an inshore breeze
- an onshore gale
- sheltered from seaward winds
- adjective (of winds) coming from the sea toward the land
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polewards
Toward a pole of the earth. "The regions further polewards." Whewell.
Suffixes of wards
- wardship«Word Popularity Bar2/5
wardship
The office of a ward or keeper; care and protection of a ward; guardianship; right of guardianship. Wardship is incident to tenure in socage. Blackstone.
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wardship
The office of a ward or keeper; care and protection of a ward; guardianship; right of guardianship. Wardship is incident to tenure in socage. Blackstone.
Derived words of wards
- stewardship«Word Popularity Bar4/5
stewardship
- noun the position of steward
- noun the position of steward
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `wards`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
While some of the words are direct derivations of the word `wards`, some are not.
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