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baseward

baseward is the alternative spelling of basewards.

Meaning of basewards

Adjective

basewards (comparative more basewards, superlative most basewards)

  1. Toward the base of a structure.
    • … in the space above the cell it forms a right angle whose limbs are equal projecting bor derwards in the cell one whose limbs are unequal projecting basewards, …1865, Proceedings of the Enotmological Society of Philadelphia, volume V, page 9

Forms of baseward

comparativemore baseward
superlativemost baseward

Origin of baseward

From base + -ward.

Questions about baseward

What is baseward the alternative spelling of?
Baseward is the alternative spelling of basewards.

Words near baseward in the dictionary

  1. basestock
  2. basestocks
  3. basetender
  4. basetenders
  5. baseth
  6. baseward
  7. basewards
  8. basewide
  9. basewise
  10. basewoman
  11. basewomen

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Adapted from Wiktionary: baseward (page history and authors); basewards (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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