- headwards
- head·wards
English syllables. 2014.
headwards
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box canyon — a canyon with steep side walls terminating headwards in a vertical cliff. [1870 75, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
piping — 1. A process whereby a cavity or small conduit is developed in an unconsolidated soil due to progressive sediment removal by seepage water. The cavity develops headwards, as the fines are removed first and the coarser material is then washed… … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
pocket valley — 1. The reverse of a blind valley, extending headwards into the foot of a calcareous massif. The upstream end is terminated by a cliff, frequently lunate, from whose base emerges a subterranean karst stream meandering across a flat, steep sided … Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology
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facing — Synonyms and related words: across, against, antipodal, antithetic, bush, bushing, coat, coating, confronting, contra, contrapositive, converse, doubling, doublure, enamel, eyeball to eyeball, facade, filler, filling, film, forward, forwards,… … Moby Thesaurus
forward — Synonyms and related words: a bit previous, accelerate, acculturate, acquiescent, act for, actuate, address, advance, advanced, advancing, advantage, adventurous, agog, agreeable, ahead, aid, air express, airfreight, airmail, alacritous, alee,… … Moby Thesaurus
onward — Synonyms and related words: advancing, ahead, alee, along, en route to, facing, for, forth, forward, forward looking, forwards, frontward, frontwards, go ahead, headward, headwards, moving, on, oncoming, ongoing, onwards, proceeding, progressing … Moby Thesaurus
