Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adverb & adjective Toward, to, or at the front.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Toward the front: as, a “road that frontward leads,”
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- adjective
Frontwards . - adverb
Frontwards .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb at or to or toward the front
Etymologies
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Examples
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And that could actually reverse the slide downward, and push us frontward instead.
Robert Slayton: A WAY FORWARD Robert Slayton 2010
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Therefore, combining heels and pregnancy creates a frontward force that may make one more prone to falls.
Neal M. Blitz, D.P.M., F.A.C.F.A.S.: Is it Responsible to Wear High Heels While Pregnant? Neal M. Blitz 2011
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Therefore, combining heels and pregnancy creates a frontward force that may make one more prone to falls.
Neal M. Blitz, D.P.M., F.A.C.F.A.S.: Is it Responsible to Wear High Heels While Pregnant? Neal M. Blitz 2011
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Therefore, combining heels and pregnancy creates a frontward force that may make one more prone to falls.
Neal M. Blitz, D.P.M., F.A.C.F.A.S.: Is it Responsible to Wear High Heels While Pregnant? Neal M. Blitz 2011
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I had just finished my third jump of the day, a double twist featuring both a frontward and backward somersault, and was sprawled out on the pillow in the recovery position.
Secret of the Super-small Superstar Lin Oliver 2010
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That one, you know, frontward is never that interesting.
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It's easy to observe "guys" virtually everywhere in America — in every high school and college campus in America, with their baseball caps on frontward or backward, their easy smiles or anxious darting eyes, huddled around tiny electronic gadgets or laptops, or relaxing in front of massive wide-screen hi-def TVs, in basements, dorms, and frat houses.
'Guyland' 2008
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However, unlengthened schwa moves frontward and merges with pre-existing *e, not *a.
Nominative Lengthening and a reinterpretation of Szemerenyi's Law 2008
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We then realize that the Satem dialect area was the innovator, pushing the two stops *k and *q frontward in the mouth.
Archive 2007-10-01 2007
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Slowly lower your heel, with your foot pointed out, and then rotate your foot frontward as you transfer weight to the right, repeating with your left side.
You Staying Young MEHMET C. OZ 2007
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