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earwards

earwards adverb: towards the ear.

Adverb

earwards (not comparable)

  1. Towards the ear.
    • "Fire! fire!" as the sound rolls earwards, the gambler starts up from the dicing table, the bibber leaves the wine-pots1859, George Augustus Sala, Twice Round the Clock; or The Hours of the Day and Night in London. […], London: Houlston and Wright, […], →OCLC, page 346

Origin of earwards

From ear + -wards.

Questions about earwards

What does earwards mean?
Earwards means towards the ear.
What part of speech is earwards?
Earwards is an adverb.

Words near earwards in the dictionary

  1. eartips
  2. eartrumpet
  3. eartrumpets
  4. eartube
  5. eartubes
  6. earwards
  7. earware
  8. earwax
  9. earwax impaction
  10. earwax impactions
  11. earwaxes

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