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down·ward

downward

 
 
pronunciation:
daUn wrd
part of speech: adverb
definition: When something moves downward, it moves in the direction of a lower place. If you look downward, you look toward a lower place instead of looking up or straight in front of you.
The ball rolled downward into the creek.The driveway slopes downward.When the teacher saw him looking out the window, Owen quickly looked downward at his test paper.
antonyms:
upward
similar words:
down
derivations: downwardly (adv.), downwardness (n.)