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PRONUNCIATION OF HEADWARDS

headwards  [ˈhɛdwədz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HEADWARDS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Headwards is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES HEADWARDS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of headwards in the English dictionary

The definition of headwards in the dictionary is backwards beyond the original source.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HEADWARDS


afterwards
ˈɑːftəwədz
ass-backwards
ˌæsˈbækwədz
backwards
ˈbækwədz
bedwards
ˈbɛdwədz
downwards
ˈdaʊnwədz
eastwards
ˈiːstwədz
Edwards
ˈɛdwədz
forwards
ˈfɔːwədz
homewards
ˈhəʊmwədz
inwards
ˈɪnwədz
landwards
ˈlændwədz
northwards
ˈnɔːθwədz
onwards
ˈɒnwədz
outwards
ˈaʊtwədz
rearwards
ˈrɪəwədz
rightwards
ˈraɪtwədz
seawards
ˈsiːwədz
sidewards
ˈsaɪdwədz
southwards
ˈsaʊθwədz
upwards
ˈʌpwədz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HEADWARDS

headspring
headsquare
headstall
headstand
headstay
headstick
headstock
headstone
headstream
headstrong
headstrongly
headstrongness
headward
headwaters
headway
headwind
headword
headwork
headworker
heady

WORDS THAT END LIKE HEADWARDS

airwards
bend over backwards
boards
earthwards
frontwards
goalwards
heavenwards
hellwards
henceforwards
lean over backwards
leewards
moonwards
northeastwards
northwestwards
rewards
shorewards
southeastwards
sternwards
sunwards
thenceforwards
towards

Synonyms and antonyms of headwards in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «headwards» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HEADWARDS

Find out the translation of headwards to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of headwards from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «headwards» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

headwards
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

headwards
570 millions of speakers

English

headwards
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

headwards
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

headwards
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

headwards
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

headwards
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

headwards
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

headwards
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berdering
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kopf-
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

headwards
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

headwards
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tumuju
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

headwards
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

headwards
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अग्रलेख
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

headwards
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

headwards
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

headwards
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

headwards
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

headwards
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

headwards
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

headwards
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

headwards
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

headwards
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of headwards

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HEADWARDS»

The term «headwards» is used very little and occupies the 182.724 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HEADWARDS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «headwards» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «headwards» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about headwards

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HEADWARDS»

Discover the use of headwards in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to headwards and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Primer of Pelvicology: Essentials in a Nutshell
Adjust the three Ant. Spines, right side, straight down, headwards. 2.Adjust same toward Sacrum, headwards. 3. Adjust Ant. Inf. Iliac Spine toward 4 L. Spinous. 4. Adjust the other Ant. Spines, straight toward Spinous, headwards. 2. (A) Left ...
F. H. Barclay, 2006
2
Encyclopedia of Caves and Karst Science
After 2800 years some fractures have enlarged and grown headwards (Figure 3c ). The distribution of hydraulic heads has changed. After 8000 years a net of conduits has developed headwards. Models presented so far deal with the evolution ...
John Gunn, 2004
3
Insights in Physiology
During systole when blood goes to the aorta that is headwards—the body recoils by moving footwards. 3. When blood goes in descending aorta the body recoils by moving headwards (or more convenient method is the recording of the ...
Sudha Vinayak Khanorkar, 2011
4
Applied Orthopaedic Biomechanics
The cord attached to the sling passed through a pulley placed little headwards and then through the upper pulley of the foot end bar, through the stirrup and then through the lower pulley of the foot end bar. Desired magnitude of weight is  ...
Dutta & Datta, 2008
5
Neurological Differential Diagnosis
John Patten. Patient too far on to bed - no support from edge of bed so that the back can curve Head in comfortable neutral position need not be forcibly flexed Ligamentum flavum Interspinous ligament Note. Veed/e angled slightly headwards ...
John Patten, 1982
6
The Chalk Giants
North, or headwards, wasa concept already relegatedto thestate of things known. Headwards Truck turned, thenfivefingerward toward the sunand threefingerward again. During his first great journey the notionof contour had alsocome to ...
Keith Roberts, 2011
7
Heartsick for Country: Stories of Love, Spirit and Creation
... headwards from the river mouth. Depending on where this upward moving erosion has reached, there will be what is called a 'nickpoint'. Some of the features of nickpoints can be waterfalls, rapids and swirling waters and quick changes in ...
‎2010
8
Himalayan Glaciers: Hydrology and Hydrochemistry
During the melt season the channelized system expands headwards at the expense of the distributed system so that by the end of the season it occupies the lowermost 3-3-5 km of the 4 km long glacier. Headwards growth of the subglacial  ...
Syed Iqbal Hasnain, 1999
9
Women and Labour in Late Colonial India: The Bengal Jute ...
When questioned, Mrs Cottle and Miss Headwards of India Red Cross Society af ®rmed that women lived under the protection of men who were not their husbands, `it is a condition that exists', but they rejected any suggestion that such women ...
Samita Sen, 1999
10
Peatlands: Evolution and Records of Environmental and ...
Raised bogs consistently develop in this hydrogeologic setting and the initial stages of this process are apparent where tributary streams or rills are eroding headwards into broad areas of fen with tamarack trees (Fig. 15.4). Glaser et al.
I.P. Martini, A. Martinez Cortizas, W. Chesworth, 2007

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HEADWARDS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term headwards is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Yoga in Spain: reaching a new level of karma
What's more, Philip gave me various techniques to help me stay grounded once I returned homewards and, inevitably, headwards. I took a ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jan 15»
2
REGIONAL EXPLORATION: Predicting deepwater turbidite reservoir …
Little sand is getting into the system now, as there is no fluvial system for the canyons to eat into headwards. However, such sand as is present is getting into the ... «Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine, Jan 12»
3
NIMS' Exer-Rest acceleration therapeutic platform awarded …
This patent, entitled “Reciprocating Movement Platform for Shifting Subject To and Fro In Headwards-Footwards Direction,” relates to the ... «News-Medical.net, Nov 09»
4
Tom Perrotta Hails Suburban Sendup 'Neighbors'
For a very brief instant, looking headwards as he was, he could not identify the person by sex, for he saw a turban and under it a face which ... «NPR, Jun 06»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Headwards [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/headwards>. Apr 2024 ».
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