Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.
| abapical | away from the apex. |
| abaxial | facing away from the axis, as the surface of a leaf. |
| abaxile | facing away from the axis, as the surface of a leaf. |
| aboveground | located above the surface of the ground. |
| adjacence | the state of being adjacent or contiguous. |
| adjacency | the state of being adjacent or contiguous. |
| adjacent | next to (noun) the side lying between the specified angle and a right angle in a right-angled triangle |
| adjacently | (Adv.) ADJACENT, next to. |
| aft | behind; near the stern of a vessel, etc. |
| after | behind in place or order. |
| aftermost | hindmost, as opposed to foremost. |
| airt | (Scots) direction, quarter; (verb) to direct. |
| airward | toward the air; upward. |
| airwards | toward the air; upward. |
| alineation | alignment. |
| allineation | alignment. |
| alongshore | along the shore or coast. |
| altarwise | in the proper position of an altar, that is, at the east of a church with its ends towards the north and south. |
| ambilateral | relating to or involving both sides. |
| anglewise | in an angular manner; angularly. |
| antarctic | of, near, or relating to the south pole. |
| anterior | situated in or toward the front. |
| anteriorly | (Adv.) ANTERIOR, situated in or toward the front. |
| anticlockwise | in the opposite direction to clockwise. |
| antipode | the point on the earth's surface exactly opposite of a given point. |
| antipodean | relating to the antipodes; (noun) an inhabitant of the antipodes. |
| antrorse | turned upward and forward. |
| antrorsely | (Adv.) ANTRORSE, turned upward and forward. |
| anyplace | anywhere. |
| anywhere | in or to any place. |
| anywheres | (US) in any place. |
| anywhither | to or towards any place. |
| apex | (Lat.) a summit or peak. |
| apical | of or at the apex (noun) a sound articulated with the tip of the tongue |
| apically | (Adv.) APICAL, at the apex. |
| appropinquity | nearness. |
| arriere | (Fr.) in the rear, backward. |
| axal | of the axis. |
| axial | of the axis. |
| axiality | the state of being axial. |
| axially | (Adv.) AXIAL, of the axis. |
| backmost | hindmost. |
| backward | in a reverse direction. |
| backwardly | (Adv.) BACKWARD, in a reverse direction. |
| backwards | in a reverse direction. |
| beachside | situated at the side of a beach. |
| bedward | towards bed. |
| bedwards | towards bed. |
| behind | in the rear; (prep) to the rear of; (noun) the buttocks. |
| behindhand | being in arrears. |
| below | at a position lower than; (noun) the lower part of something. |
| belowdecks | inside or into the superstructure of a boat. |
| belowground | underground. |
| belowstairs | in or belonging to the servants' quarters. |
| beneath | under. |
| beside | next to. |
| between | in the space that separates; (noun) an intermediate size of needle. |
| betweenness | the state of being between. |
| betwixt | (Arch.) between. |
| beyond | on the farther side of; (noun) the unknown, the hereafter. |
| bidirectional | involving two usually opposite directions. |
| bidirectionally | (Adv.) BIDIRECTIONAL, involving two usually opposite directions. |
| bivious | (Obs.) offering a choice; splitting between two directions. |
| borderline | an intermediate position or state. |
| boreal | related to northern regions. |
| bottommost | situated at the very bottom. |
| breadthways | in terms of breadth, broadside on. |
| breadthwise | in terms of breadth, broadside on. |
| broadwise | breadthwise. |
| cantic | slanted. |
| catercorner | in a diagonal or oblique position, on a diagonal or oblique line. |
| catercornered | in a diagonal or oblique position, on a diagonal or oblique line. |
| center | (US) centre; (verb) to centre. |
| centrality | the state of being central. |
| centrally | (Adv.) CENTRAL, in the centre. |
| centre | the middle point of anything; (verb) to make central. |
| centric | placed in the center or middle; central. |
| centrical | placed in the center or middle; central. |
| centrically | (Adv.) CENTRIC, placed in the centre. |
| centricalness | the state of being centrical. |
| centricity | the state or quality of being centric. |
| chordwise | in the direction of an aerofoil chord. |
| churchward | in the direction of the church. |
| churchwards | in the direction of the church. |
| circumambient | going round about; encompassing. |
| circumambiently | (Adv.) CIRCUMAMBIENT, going round about. |
| circumjacency | the state of being circumjacent, lying around. |
| circumjacent | bordering on every side. |
| cisalpine | on the hither side of the Alps with reference to Rome, that is, on the south side of the Alps. |
| cislunar | on this side of the moon, i.e. between moon and earth. |
| cismontane | on this or the near side of the mountains. |
| cispadane | on the hither side of the river Po with reference to Rome; that is, on the south side. |
| cispontine | on this side of the bridges, i.e. in London, north of the Thames. |
| cityward | towards the city. |
| citywide | including all parts of a city. |
| clockwise | moving in the direction of a clock's hands. |
| close | near at hand; shut tight (adv.) near; (verb) to block against entry or passage |
| closely | (Adv.) CLOSE, near. |
| coadjacency | the state of being coadjacent. |
| coadjacent | contiguous; (noun) something that is adjacent to another thing in experience or thought. |
| coastward | in the direction of the coast. |
| coastwards | in the direction of the coast. |
| coastwise | along the coast. |
| concyclic | lying or situated on the circumference of the same circle. |
| concyclically | (Adv.) CONCYCLIC, lying or situated on the circumference of the same circle. |
| conterminal | adjacent, end to end. |
| conterminally | (Adv.) CONTERMINAL, adjacent, end to end. |
| contraclockwise | anticlockwise. |
| contrariwise | on the contrary. |
| cornerways | with the corner in front. |
| cornerwise | with the corner in front. |
| crosscourt | to or toward the opposite side of a court (as in tennis or basketball). |
| crosswise | in the fashion of a cross. |
| cumbent | lying down; reclining. |
| deasil | (Scots) a sunwise motion. |
| deasiul | (Scots) a sunwise motion. |
| deasoil | (Scots) a sunwise motion. |
| deathward | toward death. |
| deathwards | toward death. |
| decubital | in a lying down position. |
| decumbency | the act or posture of lying down. |
| decumbent | lying down; reclining on the ground. |
| decumbently | (Adv.) DECUMBENT, lying down; reclining on the ground. |
| deepmost | deepest. |
| deiseal | (Scots) a sunwise motion. |
| deisheal | (Scots) a sunwise motion. |
| dextral | right, as opposed to sinistral, or left (noun) a right-handed person |
| dextrally | (Adv.) DEXTRAL, right, as opposed to sinistral, or left. |
| dextrorsely | (Adv.) DEXTRORSE, rising spirally and turning to the left. |
| diagonal | slanting (noun) an oblique line |
| diagonally | (Adv.) DIAGONAL, slanting. |
| direction | aim at a certain point. |
| directionless | without direction. |
| distant | far off or apart. |
| distantly | (Adv.) DISTANT, far off or apart. |
| doon | (Scots) down. |
| doun | (Scots) down. |
| downfield | in or into the part of the field towards which the opposing team is headed. |
| downhill | descending,sloping; (adv.) in a downward direction; (noun) a downward slope. |
| downmost | most down; in the lowest position. |
| downrange | in a direction down the range. |
| downright | straight down; perpendicularly; (adj.) plainspoken, blunt. |
| downrightly | (Adv.) DOWNRIGHT, straight down. |
| downriver | down the river. |
| downslope | downhill; (noun) a downward slope. |
| downstair | situated in the lower storey of a house. |
| downstairs | in or towards a lower storey; (noun) a lower storey. |
| downstate | the region of a State remote from large cities, a rural area. |
| downstream | in the direction of or nearer to the mouth of a stream. |
| downtown | the downtown part of a town or city. |
| downward | from a higher place to a lower. |
| downwardly | (Adv.) DOWNWARD, from a higher place to a lower. |
| downwardness | the state of being downward. |
| downwards | from a higher place to a lower. |
| downwind | in the direction that the wind blows. |
| eachwhere | (Obs.) everywhere. |
| earthward | in the direction of the earth. |
| earthwards | in the direction of the earth. |
| eassel | (Scots) eastwards, easterly. |
| easselgate | (Scots) eastwards. |
| easselward | (Scots) eastwards. |
| eassil | (Scots) eastwards, easterly. |
| east | one of the four cardinal points of the compass; (adj.) situated towards the east; (adv.) towards the east; (verb, archaic) to move or turn east. |
| eastabout | towards the east. |
| eastbound | bound for the east; travelling east. |
| eastermost | (Obs.) most easterly. |
| eastern | being to, toward, or in the east. |
| easternmost | at the furthest point east. |
| eastland | relating to the eastern part of a country; (noun) the land in the east. |
| eastlin | (Scots) eastward. |
| eastling | eastward. |
| eastlings | (Scots) eastward. |
| eastlins | (Scots) eastward. |
| eastmost | at the furthest point east. |
| eastward | towards the east. |
| eastwardly | (Adv.) EASTWARD, towards the east. |
| eastwards | towards the east. |
| edgeways | with edge foremost or uppermost. |
| edgewise | with edge foremost or uppermost. |
| elsewhere | in another place. |
| elsewhither | to another place. |
| emong | (Obs.) among. |
| emonges | (Obs.) amongst. |
| emongest | (Obs.) amongst. |
| emongst | (Obs.) amongst. |
| endlang | (Scots) endlong, lengthwise. |
| endlong | lengthwise. |
| endmost | farthest; remotest; at the very end. |
| endways | on end, lengthwise. |
| endwise | on end; lengthwise. |
| eothen | (Arch.) from the east. |
| equatorial | of, relating to, or located at the equator (noun) an equatorial telescope |
| equatorially | (Adv.) EQUATORIAL, relating to the equator. |
| equatorward | in the direction of the equator. |
| everwhere | to or in all parts and places. |
| everywhence | from all directions. |
| everywhither | in all directions. |
| ewest | (Scots) near, close at hand. |
| excentric | eccentric, lying outside the centre; (noun) something excentric. |
| exterior | outside (noun) a part or surface that is outside |
| exteriorly | (Adv.) EXTERIOR, outside. |
| external | on the outside (noun) an exterior |
| externally | (Adv.) EXTERNAL, on the outside. |
| extrorsal | facing outward, away from the axis. |
| extrorse | facing outward, away from the axis. |
| eyelevel | level with a person's eyes. |
| facedown | with the front part down; (noun) the act of confronting someone and forcing them to back down. |
| faceup | with the front part up. |
| far | distant (adv.) a long way; (verb) to remove to a distance |
| faraway | distant, abstracted; (noun) the distance. |
| farmost | most distant. |
| farness | the state of being far off. |
| farside | the farther side. |
| farther | more distant; (adv.) to a greater distance. |
| farthermost | most distant. |
| faur | (Scots) far. |
| feetfirst | with feet leading the way. |
| ferninst | right opposite to in location. |
| fieldward | in the direction of a field. |
| fieldwards | in the direction of a field. |
| flatling | (Spenser) with a flat side or edge. |
| flatlong | (Spenser) with a flat side or edge. |
| flatways | with or on the flat side. |
| flatwise | with or on the flat side. |
| forby | (Scots) besides. |
| forbye | (Scots) besides. |
| foreanent | (Scots) right opposite to in location. |
| foreby | (Spenser) besides. |
| forebye | (Scots) besides. |
| forefront | the front or foremost part. |
| forelie | (Spenser) to lie in front of. |
| foremost | first in position. |
| fornenst | (Scots) right opposite to in location. |
| fornent | (Scots) right opposite to in location. |
| forrad | (Scots) forward (noun) a forward |
| forrit | (Scots) forward. |
| forth | (Arch.) onward in time, place, or order. |
| forward | towards the front; (adj.) presumptuous (verb) to send on |
| frontally | (Adv.) FRONTAL, at the front. |
| frontward | towards the front. |
| frontwards | towards the front. |
| frontways | towards the front. |
| frontwise | towards the front. |
| frowards | in a direction away from. |
| furder | (Milton) further. |
| furth | (Scots) forth, outside of. |
| further | more distant; (adv.) to a greater distance; (verb) to help forward. |
| furthermost | most distant. |
| gainst | (Arch.) against. |
| goalward | toward a goal. |
| godward | toward God. |
| godwards | toward God. |
| graveward | in the direction of the grave. |
| halfway | being in the middle. |
| hamewith | (Scots) homewards. |
| harborside | (US) located next to a harbor. |
| headfirst | with the head in front. |
| headforemost | headfirst. |
| headmost | foremost. |
| headward | backwards beyond the original source. |
| headwards | backwards beyond the original source. |
| heavenward | towards heaven. |
| heavenwards | towards heaven. |
| hellward | in the direction of hell. |
| hellwards | in the direction of hell. |
| here | in this place. |
| hereabout | in the local area. |
| hereabouts | in the local area. |
| hereat | (Arch.) at this point. |
| hereaway | hereabout. |
| hereaways | hereabout. |
| herein | in this. |
| hereinbefore | in the preceding part of this writing or document. |
| hereinto | into this place. |
| hereon | on or upon this. |
| hereto | up to this point. |
| hereunder | under this; below. |
| hereunto | hereto. |
| hether | (Spenser) hither. |
| hetherward | (Spenser) hitherward. |
| highermost | highest. |
| highmost | highest. |
| hindermost | hindmost. |
| hindforemost | with the back part in the front place. |
| hindmost | farthest to the rear. |
| hindward | towards the rear. |
| hinterland | the inland area behind coast or coastal town. |
| hithermost | nearest on this side. |
| hitherside | the nearest side. |
| hithersides | on this side of. |
| hitherward | (Arch.) toward this place; hither. |
| hitherwards | (Arch.) toward this place; hither. |
| hiveward | in the direction of a hive. |
| hivewards | in the direction of the hive. |
| homeward | in the direction of home. |
| homewards | in the direction of home. |
| horizontalness | the state of being horizontal. |
| imprimis | (Lat.) in the first place: originally used to introduce the first of a number of articles in a list, such as a will, an inventory, etc. |
| inby | (Scots) towards the interior, by the house. |
| inbye | (Scots) towards the interior, by the house. |
| indoor | pertaining to the interior of a building. |
| indoors | in or into a house. |
| infraposed | placed below something else. |
| inground | sunk into ground; (verb) to fix (something) in something as in the ground. |
| inland | the interior of a region. |
| inly | inwardly; thoroughly. |
| inlying | lying within. |
| inmost | farthest within. |
| innerly | more within. |
| innermost | farthest in; (noun) an innermost thing. |
| inshore | belonging to the region near the shore. |
| inside | within; (noun) something that lies within. |
| interbasin | between two (river) basins. |
| intercolline | lying between hills. |
| interfacial | between plane faces; of an interface. |
| interfacially | (Adv.) INTERFACIAL, between plane faces. |
| interior | internal (noun) the inside |
| interiorly | (Adv.) INTERIOR, on the inside. |
| interjacency | the state of being situated between. |
| interlocal | between localities. |
| intermont | situated between mountains. |
| intermontane | situated between mountains. |
| intermountain | situated between mountains. |
| internal | inner (noun) an inner attribute |
| internality | the state of being internal. |
| internally | (Adv.) INTERNAL, directions and positions. |
| interne | the interior. |
| internodal | between nodes. |
| internodial | (Obs.) between nodes. |
| interocean | between oceans. |
| interpoint | the technique of printing Braille on both sides of the paper, spacing the dots in such a way that none counteracts each other. |
| interpolar | between poles. |
| interrow | between rows. |
| interspatial | of or like an interspace. |
| interspatially | (Adv.) INTERSPATIAL, of or like an interspace. |
| interstitial | occurring in an interstice (noun) an extra atom in a crystal lattice, causing a defect |
| interzonal | between zones. |
| interzone | a zone between zones. |
| intil | (Scots) into, in. |
| into | to the inside of. |
| intra | (Lat.) within. |
| intramural | being within the walls, as of a city. |
| intramurally | (Adv.) INTRAMURAL, being within the walls, as of a city. |
| intrazonal | within zones. |
| introrse | turned or facing inward. |
| introrsely | (Adv.) INTRORSE, turned or facing inward. |
| inward | placed within (adv.) moving towards the inside. |
| inwardly | on the inside. |
| inwards | towards the inside. |
| inwith | (Scots) within. |
| jacent | (Obs.) lying flat; sluggish. |
| juxtapositional | in a state of juxtaposition. |
| kirkward | (Scots) in the direction of the church. |
| laeotropic | turning to the left. |
| laevo | turning towards the left. |
| lakeview | overlooking a lake. |
| lakeward | facing a lake. |
| lakewards | facing a lake. |
| landward | in the direction of land. |
| landwards | in the direction of land. |
| laterally | (Adv.) LATERAL, sideways. |
| lattermost | last. |
| leeward | on the lee side; (adv.) towards the lee side (noun) the leeward side or quarter |
| leewardly | (Adv.) LEEWARD, towards the lee side. |
| leewards | towards the lee side. |
| left | opposite to right. |
| leftmost | the extreme left. |
| leftward | on the left (adv.) towards the left; (noun) the left side |
| leftwardly | towards the left. |
| leftwards | towards the left. |
| lengthways | in the direction of the length. |
| lengthwise | in the direction of the length. |
| levo | turning towards the left. |
| levogyre | turning towards the left; (noun) an anticlockwise spiral. |
| limitrophe | near the frontier or border. |
| longways | along the length. |
| longwise | along the length. |
| lower | to appear dark and threatening LOWERY. |
| lowermost | lowest. |
| manward | towards man. |
| manwards | towards man. |
| mesal | in or towards the median plane. |
| mesally | (Adv.) MESAL, on the middle line. |
| mesiad | situated at the centre. |
| mid | middle; (noun) the middle. |
| midair | in the middle of the air, aloft; (noun) the middle part of the air. |
| midcourse | in mid course. |
| middest | (Spenser) situated most nearly in the middle. |
| middlemost | being in the middle, or nearest the middle. |
| midland | the central or inland part of a country. |
| midline | a line down the middle of something. |
| midmost | a part exactly in the middle. |
| midpoint | a point at the middle. |
| midrange | the middle of a range. |
| midsection | the middle section of something. |
| midspace | the middle of a space. |
| midst | amid; (noun) the middle. |
| midstory | the middle part of a story. |
| midstream | the middle part of a stream. |
| midtown | the middle part of a town. |
| midway | the central avenue in a fair or exhibition. |
| midwestern | belonging to the American Midwest. |
| mongst | (Obs.) amongst. |
| moonward | in the direction of the moon. |
| moonwards | in the direction of the moon. |
| multivious | leading in many directions; offering many different paths. |
| narre | (Spenser) nearer. |
| nayward | (Shakesp.) the negative side. |
| near | close at hand (verb) to approach |
| nearby | near. |
| nearish | somewhat near. |
| nearness | the state of being near. |
| nearside | the nearer side of something. |
| neath | (Dial.) beneath. |
| neist | (Scots) next, nearest. |
| nether | lower. |
| nethermore | lower; (noun) the weaker or inferior party. |
| nethermost | lowest. |
| netherward | in a downward direction. |
| netherwards | in a downward direction. |
| next | nearest (noun) the next thing or person |
| nextdoor | situated adjacently. |
| nextly | (Adv.) NEXT, nearest. |
| nextness | the quality of being next. |
| nigh | near (verb) to draw near to |
| nighly | (Adv.) NIGH, near. |
| nighness | (Obs.) nearness. |
| noncentral | not central. |
| noplace | nowhere. |
| norland | the northern land. |
| north | a direction; (verb, arch.) to move towards the north. |
| northbound | heading north. |
| northeast | the direction between north and east. |
| northeasterly | from the northeast; (noun) a wind from the northeast. |
| northeastern | of, relating to, or characteristic of a region conventionally designated northeast. |
| northeastward | in a northeasterly direction. |
| northeastwardly | (Adv.) NORTHEASTWARD, in a northeasterly direction. |
| northeastwards | in a northeasterly direction. |
| northerliness | the state of being northerly. |
| northermost | most northerly. |
| northernmost | most northerly. |
| northland | the northern part of a country. |
| northmost | most northerly. |
| northward | towards the north. |
| northwardly | in a northward direction. |
| northwards | towards the north. |
| northwest | between west and north; (noun) the region between north and west. |
| northwesterly | from the northwest; (noun) a wind from the northwest. |
| northwestern | of, relating to, or characteristic of a region conventionally designated northwest. |
| northwestward | in a northwesterly direction. |
| northwestwardly | (Adv.) NORTHWESTWARD, in a northwesterly direction. |
| northwestwards | in a northwesterly direction. |
| norward | in a northerly direction. |
| norwards | in a northerly direction. |
| nowhere | a nonexistent place. |
| nowhither | (Arch.) in no direction. |
| obiter | (Lat.) in passing; incidentally; by the way. |
| oblique | slanting (verb, obs.) to deviate from a direct line |
| obliquely | (Adv.) OBLIQUE, slanting. |
| obliquid | (Spenser) oblique. |
| obliquitous | relating to obliquity. |
| obliquity | the state of being oblique. |
| occident | the part of the world to the west of some recognized part. |
| occidentally | (Adv.) OCCIDENTAL, western. |
| occy | as in all over the occy, in every direction. |
| oceanfront | a strip of land bordering on the ocean. |
| offa | off, off from. |
| omnidirectional | in all directions. |
| onshore | toward the shore. |
| onto | to a position upon. |
| onward | going on. |
| onwardly | going on. |
| onwards | going on. |
| oot | (Scots) out; (noun) an out. |
| orient | eastern; (noun) the part where the sun rises; (verb) to determine the position of, relatively to fixed or known directions. |
| outby | (Scots) out of doors; a little way off. |
| outbye | (Scots) out of doors; a little way off. |
| outdoor | pertaining to the open air. |
| outdoors | in the open air. |
| outedge | the farthermost bound. |
| outermost | farthest from the middle or interior. |
| outlier | a detached portion of anything lying some way off or out, eg a rock. |
| outmost | farthest from the middle or interior. |
| outness | the state of being out. |
| outpart | (Obs.) an outlying part. |
| outremer | (Fr.) the region beyond the sea. |
| outside | the outer side, surface, or part. |
| outskirt | an outlying area. |
| outward | toward the outside. |
| outwardly | (Adv.) OUTWARD, toward the outside. |
| outwardness | the state of being outward. |
| outwards | towards the outside. |
| outwith | (Scots) outside of. |
| overhead | the general cost of running a business. |
| overnear | too near. |
| overplaced | placed above. |
| oversea | across the sea. |
| overseas | in foreign lands; (adv.) to foreign lands. |
| overthwart | athwart; (verb, obs.) to lie athwart. |
| owerby | (Scots) a little way over. |
| paravant | (Spenser) before, in front; (noun) a preeminent person or thing. |
| paravaunt | (Spenser) before, in front. |
| parkward | towards a park. |
| parkwards | towards a park. |
| pericentral | surrounding a centre or central body. |
| pericentric | surrounding a centre or central body. |
| poleward | towards the pole. |
| ponent | (Milton) western, of the setting sun; (noun) the west. |
| portside | situated on the port side. |
| posterior | coming after (noun) the buttocks |
| posteriorly | (Adv.) POSTERIOR, coming after. |
| posterolateral | posterior and lateral in position or direction. |
| prebasal | situated in front of a base. |
| procumbent | lying face down, prone. |
| prone | lying face down (noun, obs.) a place in a church where intimations are given out |
| pronely | (Adv.) PRONE, lying face down. |
| propendent | (Obs.) inclining forward or toward. |
| propinquity | nearness in space, time or relationship. |
| prostrate | prone; lying or bent with one's face on the ground; (verb) to throw forward on the ground. |
| proximate | nearest or next. |
| proximately | (Adv.) PROXIMATE, nearest or next. |
| proximation | immediate nearness in time, place, relationship, etc. |
| proximity | immediate nearness in time, place, relationship, etc. |
| quadrivial | leading in four directions; concerning a four-way junction. |
| quaquaversal | sloping downward from the center in all directions. |
| quaquaversally | (Adv.) QUAQUAVERSAL, sloping downward from the center in all directions. |
| rearmost | coming or situated last. |
| rearward | towards the rear. |
| rearwards | towards the rear. |
| recumbence | the state of being recumbent. |
| recumbent | reclining; lying comfortably. |
| recumbently | (Adv.) RECUMBENT, reclining; lying comfortably. |
| remote | far off (noun) a remote control |
| reorient | to restore orientation. |
| resupinate | turned through 180 degrees; reversed. |
| resupine | lying on the back; inclined backwards. |
| retral | at or toward the rear. |
| retrally | (Adv.) RETRAL, at or toward the rear. |
| retrograde | going backwards (verb) to cause to go back |
| retrogradely | (Adv.) RETROGRADE, going backwards. |
| rhumb | a compass point; in rhumb line, an imaginary line on the earth's surface cutting all meridians at the same angle, used as the standard method of plotting a ship's course on a chart. |
| rightmost | on the extreme right. |
| rightward | toward the right. |
| rightwardly | (Adv.) RIGHTWARD, towards the right. |
| rightwards | toward the right. |
| riverward | towards a river. |
| riverwards | towards a river. |
| schoolward | toward school. |
| schoolwards | toward school. |
| seaward | towards the sea. |
| seawardly | (Adv.) SEAWARD, towards the sea. |
| seawards | towards the sea. |
| selfward | towards oneself. |
| selfwards | towards oneself. |
| septentrial | (Obs.) northern. |
| septentrion | (Arch.) the north. |
| septentrional | northern. |
| septentrions | the seven stars of the Plough, the Great Bear. |
| shorefront | the part of a shore nearest the sea. |
| shoreward | in the direction of the shore. |
| shorewards | in the direction of the shore. |
| shuttlewise | backwards and forwards. |
| sideling | sideway, oblique; (noun) a slope (esp on the side of a road). |
| sidelong | sideways, oblique. |
| sideward | in a sideways direction. |
| sidewards | in a sideways direction. |
| sideway | from the side. |
| sideways | from the side. |
| sidewise | toward or on one side. |
| sinistral | of or pertaining to the left, as opposed to dextral (noun) a left-handed person |
| sinistrality | the state of being sinistral. |
| sinistrally | (Adv.) SINISTRAL, of or pertaining to the left. |
| sinistrorse | rising spirally and turning from right to left. |
| sinistrorsely | (Adv.) SINISTRORSE, rising spirally and turning from right to left. |
| sinistrous | inauspicious, sinister. |
| sinistrously | (Adv.) SINISTROUS, of or pertaining to the left. |
| skeef | (S. Afr.) at an oblique angle. |
| skew | oblique, biased (verb) to make oblique |
| skewwhiff | awry. |
| skyward | towards the sky. |
| skywards | towards the sky. |
| slanting | deviate from the horizontal or vertical. |
| slantingly | (Adv.) SLANTING. |
| slantingways | in a slanting direction. |
| slantways | in a slanting direction. |
| slantwise | in a slanting direction. |
| slopewise | obliquely. |
| slopy | sloping; inclined. |
| someplace | somewhere. |
| somewhere | in or to some place. |
| somewhither | (Arch.) to some place; somewhere. |
| south | a point of the compass; (verb, arch.) to move or veer towards the south. |
| southbound | travelling or heading south. |
| southeast | the direction between south and east. |
| southeasterly | from the southeast; (noun) a wind from the southeast. |
| southeastern | of, relating to, or characteristic of a region conventionally designated southeast. |
| southeastward | in a southeasterly direction. |
| southeastwards | in a southeasterly direction. |
| southerliness | the state of being southerly. |
| southermost | (Obs.) most southerly. |
| southernly | somewhat southern. |
| southernmost | situated furthest south. |
| southernness | the state of being southern. |
| southland | the southern part of a country. |
| southmost | situated furthest south. |
| southward | towards the south. |
| southwardly | in a southward direction. |
| southwards | towards the south. |
| southwest | between south and west. |
| southwesterly | from the southwest; (noun) a wind from the southwest. |
| southwestern | lying toward or coming from the southwest. |
| southwestward | in a southwesterly direction. |
| southwestwardly | (Adv.) SOUTHWESTWARD, in a southwesterly direction. |
| southwestwards | in a southwesterly direction. |
| spaceward | towards space. |
| stateside | of, in, or pertaining to the United States of America. |
| statewide | throughout a state. |
| sternmost | farthest astern; as, the sternmost ship in a convoy. |
| sternward | towards the stern. |
| sternwards | towards the stern. |
| storewide | extending throughout a store. |
| straddleback | with legs astride. |
| straightway | (Arch.) in a direct course. |
| straightways | (Arch.) in a direct course. |
| streamside | the side of a stream. |
| streetward | towards or facing the street. |
| streetwards | towards or facing the street. |
| stridling | (Dial.) astride. |
| subapical | of or pertaining to the part just below the apex. |
| subarctic | the zone just below the arctic circle. |
| subaxial | somewhat axial. |
| subcentral | under the center. |
| subcentrally | (Adv.) SUBCENTRAL, under the center. |
| subglacial | of or relating to the bottom of a glacier or the area immediately underlying a glacier. |
| subglacially | (Adv.) SUBGLACIAL, of or relating to the bottom of a glacier or the area immediately underlying a glacier. |
| subjacency | the state of being subjacent, underlying. |
| subjacent | lying under or below something. |
| subjacently | (Adv.) SUBJACENT, lying under or below something. |
| sublunar | under the moon; earthly; terrestrial. |
| sublunary | under the moon; earthly; terrestrial. |
| submontane | situated on or characteristic of the lower slopes of a mountain range. |
| submontanely | (Adv.) SUBMONTANE, situated on or characteristic of the lower slopes of a mountain range. |
| subnodal | situated under a node. |
| suboceanic | below the ocean. |
| subpolar | situated below the poles. |
| substellar | directly under a star. |
| subterrain | an underground chamber, room or dwelling. |
| subvertical | below the vertical. |
| sunward | towards the sun. |
| sunwards | towards the sun. |
| sunwise | in the direction of the sun's apparent revolution. |
| superjacent | lying above or upon. |
| supination | being turned upward. |
| supralunar | beyond the moon; very lofty. |
| supramundane | above or beyond this world. |
| sur | (Fr.) on, above. |
| surfside | situated next to the sea. |
| thataway | in that direction. |
| thence | from that place. |
| there | that place. |
| thereat | at that point, place or occurrence; on that account. |
| thereaway | in that direction. |
| therein | in that place. |
| thereinbefore | in the preceding part of that writing or document. |
| thereness | the quality of being there. |
| thereunder | under that. |
| thether | (Spenser) thither. |
| thisaway | (Coll.) this way. |
| thither | to that place. |
| thitherto | to that point; so far. |
| thitherward | in that direction. |
| thitherwards | in that direction. |
| thon | (Scots) yon. |
| thonder | (Scots) yonder. |
| through | by way of. |
| throughly | (Arch.) far through. |
| thwartways | crosswise; from side to side. |
| thwartwise | crosswise; from side to side. |
| topmost | highest. |
| topwater | floating on or near the top of the water. |
| toward | in the direction of; (adj.) approaching. |
| towards | in the direction of. |
| townward | in the direction of the town. |
| transalpine | on the other (i.e. the north) side of the Alps; (noun) an inhabitant of the region beyond the Alps. |
| transandean | beyond, or crossing, the Andes. |
| transandine | beyond, or crossing, the Andes. |
| transatlantic | crossing or extending across the Atlantic Ocean. |
| transcaucasian | of the region beyond the Caucasus mountains in Georgia. |
| transisthmian | across an isthmus. |
| transleithan | beyond the river Leitha, once in part the boundary between Austria and Hungary; hence, Hungarian. |
| transmarine | across or beyond the sea. |
| transpolar | across the poles. |
| transpontine | situated on the far side of a bridge, esp situated on the south side of the Thames River in London. |
| tween | (Short for) between; (noun) a child typically of an age between eight and twelve. |
| twixt | between. |
| under | in a lower position than. |
| underearth | subterranean; (noun) the soil found beneath the surface of something. |
| undermost | lowest, as in place, rank, or condition. |
| underneath | beneath; (noun) the under part or side. |
| underside | the underneath. |
| unneath | (Dial.) underneath. |
| upalong | a location away from a person or place. |
| upby | a little farther on. |
| upbye | a little farther on. |
| upcoast | up the coast. |
| upcountry | of or in the interior of a country; (adv.) in or to the interior of a country. |
| upfield | into the part of the field towards which the offensive team is going. |
| uphill | an upward slope. |
| uphillward | (Milton) in an uphill direction. |
| uplying | upland, elevated. |
| upmost | highest. |
| upo | upon. |
| upon | on. |
| uppermost | in the top position. |
| upside | the upper side. |
| upsideowne | (Spenser) upside down. |
| upslope | up a slope; (noun) an upward slope. |
| upstair | pertaining to an upper floor. |
| upstairs | of or in an upper storey or flat; (adv.) in or toward a higher storey; (noun) the part of a building above the ground floor. |
| upstate | the northern region of an American state. |
| uptown | to or in the upper part of a town; as, to go uptown; (noun) the upper or residential part of a town. |
| upward | toward a higher place or position. |
| upwardly | (Adv.) UPWARD, toward a higher place or position. |
| upwardness | the state of being upward. |
| upwards | in an upward direction. |
| usward | (Arch.) towards us, in our direction. |
| uswards | (Arch.) towards us, in our direction. |
| uttermost | utmost. |
| vanward | located in the van, advanced. |
| vaward | (Shakesp.) the foremost part. |
| vertical | upright (noun) a vertical line |
| vertically | (Adv.) VERTICAL, upright. |
| vicinal | neighboring; local. |
| vicinity | the region near or about a place. |
| warpwise | in a vertical direction. |
| wast | (US) west. |
| weathermost | furthest to windward. |
| weftwise | in a horizontal direction. |
| west | a part of the compass; (verb) to move towards the west. |
| westabout | towards the west. |
| westbound | heading in a westerly direction. |
| wester | to turn westward. |
| westerliness | the state of being westerly. |
| western | in or from the west; (noun) one who lives in the west. |
| westernmost | most to the west. |
| westlin | (Scots) towards the west. |
| westlins | (Scots) to or in the west. |
| westmost | farthest west. |
| westward | in a westerly direction. |
| westwardly | in a westward direction. |
| westwards | in a westerly direction. |
| whencever | from whatsoever place. |
| wherever | in or to whatever place. |
| whether | if it be the case that. |
| whitherward | toward what or which place. |
| whitherwards | toward what or which place. |
| widdershins | in a left-handed, wrong, or contrary direction; counterclockwise. |
| widershins | in a left-handed, wrong, or contrary direction; counterclockwise. |
| widthway | across the width, as distinct from lengthways. |
| widthways | across the width, as distinct from lengthways. |
| widthwise | across the width, as distinct from lengthways. |
| windward | in the direction of the wind. |
| windwards | in the direction of the wind. |
| withershins | in a left-handed, wrong, or contrary direction; counterclockwise. |
| within | inside; (noun) an interior place or area. |
| withindoors | indoors. |
| without | lacking; outside; (noun) an exterior place or area. |
| withoutdoors | outdoors. |
| worldwide | all over the world. |
| yon | that, those; (adv.) yonder; (pron.) that one. |
| yond | yonder. |
| yonder | over there (noun) the distance |
| yont | yonder, over there. |