Inward

a.	1.
	1.	Being or placed within; inner; interior; - opposed to outward.
	2.	Seated in the mind, heart, spirit, or soul.
	3.	Intimate; domestic; private. All my inward friends abhorred me. - Job xix. 19. He had had occasion, by one very inward with him, to know in part the discourse of his life. - Sir P. Sidney.
n.	1.	That which is inward or within; especially, in the plural, the inner parts or organs of the body; the viscera. Then sacrificing, laid the inwards and their fat. - Milton.
	2.	The mental faculties; - usually pl.
	3.	An intimate or familiar friend or acquaintance.
adv.	1.
	1.	Toward the inside; toward the center or interior; as, to bend a thing inward.
	2.	Into, or toward, the mind or thoughts; inwardly; as, to turn the attention inward. So much the rather, thou Celestial Light, Shine inward. - Milton.

Adj.	1.	inward - relating to or existing in the mind or thoughts; "a concern with inward reflections" Antonyms: outward - relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind; "a concern with outward beauty rather than with inward reflections"
	2.	inward - directed or moving inward or toward a center; "the inbound train"; "inward flood of capital" Synonyms: arriving, inbound
Adv.	1.	inward - toward the center or interior; "move the needle further inwards!" Synonyms: inwards Antonyms: outward, outwards - toward the outside; "move the needle further outward!"
	2.	inward - to or toward the inside of; "come in"; "smash in the door" Synonyms: in, inwards

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