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Definitions: Endwise |
EndwiseAdverb1. On end or upright; "sticks leaning against the wall endways". 2. In or toward the direction of the ends; lengthwise; "endways pressure". 3. With the end forward or toward the observer; "houses built endways". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "endwise" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1886. (references) |
Synonyms: EndwiseSynonyms: end on (adv), endways (adv). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Verticality | Adverb: vertically; Adjective: up, on end; up on end, right on end; a plomb, endwise; one one's legs; at right angles. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Endwise |
| English words defined with "endwise": End play ♦ Joint bolt ♦ Telescopical, thrust bearing, toggle joint ♦ -ways. (references) |
| Language | Translations for "endwise"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | vertikalisht (endways, Plumb, vertically), për së gjati (endways, longways, longwise), në këmbë (afoot, endways, on the hoof, upright, upstanding), drejt fundit (endways). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | طولا (lengthwise), رأسا لراس, بالطول (lengthways, lengthwise, longwise). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | с края напред (endways), с допрени краища (endways), по дължина (endways, longitudinal, longwise), изправено (endways, straight, upright). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | podél (along, alongside, by, endways, lengthways, up), po délce (endways, longways, longwise). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | aksialt tryk (compression parallel to the grain, end compression, endwise compression). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | druk in de langsrichting (compression parallel to the grain, end compression, endwise compression). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | نوک بنوک (Endways), سربسر (Endways), ازطول (Endways), ازانتها (Endways). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | puristuslujuus puun syiden suuntaan (compression parallel to the grain, end compression, endwise compression). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | en long, bout bout. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | aufrecht (direct, directly, erect, straigh ahead, straight, up, upright, uprightly, upstanding). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | αξονική(διαμήκης)συμπίεσις,συμπίεσις ινών,συμπίεσις παράλληλος προς τας ίνας (compression parallel to the grain, end compression, endwise compression). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | végével egymáshoz illesztve (end to end, endways), hosszában (all along, along, alongside, endlong, endways, fore-and-aft, lengthways, lengthwise, longways, longwise), felállítva (endways, on end). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | terdiri (consist, consist of, suddenly stand up), tegak (endways, erect). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | di faccia. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 똑"로 (Endways, straight). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | endwiseay longitudinalmente (enema, lengthwise, lengthy, long lasting, long winded, Looby). (various references) стоймя (endlong, endways, on end). (various references) uspravno (endways, uprightly). (various references) rectamente (aright, endways, fairly, uprightly), de punta (endways, on end), de pie (endways), de lado (edgeways, endways, sideward, sidewards, sideway, sideways, sidewise). (various references) upprest (endways, raised), på enda (endways), med spetsen före (endways). (various references) ucu öne doğru (endways), uç uca (endways), dik olarak (endways, on end, perpendicularly, straight, upright). (various references) сторч (an-end, apeak, endlong, endways, on end), уздовж (aboard, along, endways, lengthways, up), кінцем уперед (endways). (various references) đầu dựng ngược đầu quay về phía người nhìn (endwaysa), đầu đưa ra đằng trước châu đầu v o nhau (endwaysa). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words ending with "endwise": bendwise. (additional references) | |
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"Endwise" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: endis, endise, endism, endris, enwies, genwise. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: sinewed. | |
| Words within the letters "d-e-e-i-n-s-w" | |
-1 letter: denies, dienes, dwines, newies, newsie, seined, widens. | |
-2 letters: denes, dense, diene, dines, dwine, needs, newie, nides, seine, sewed, sinew, snide, swede, swine, weeds, weens, wends, widen, wides, winds, wined, wines, wised. | |
-3 letters: dees, dene, deni, dens, dews, dies, dine, dins, eide, ends, ewes, ides, need, news, nide, seed, seen, send, sene, sewn, side, sine, sned, weds, weed, ween, wees, wend, wens, wide, wind, wine, wins, wise. | |
-4 letters: dee, den, dew, die, din, dis, eds, end, ens, ewe, ids, ins, nee, new, see, sei, sen, sew, sin, wed, wee, wen, win, wis. | |
-5 letters: de, ed, en, es, id, in, is, ne, si, we. | |
| Words containing the letters "d-e-e-i-n-s-w" | |
+1 letter: bendwise, dewiness, pinweeds, rewidens, wideners, wideness. | |
+2 letters: bindweeds, entwisted, ironweeds, rewinders, rosinweed, stinkweed, swineherd, weediness, weirdness, wendigoes, witnessed. | |
+3 letters: dewinesses, disendowed, disendower, eiderdowns, indwellers, jimsonweed, midwestern, rosinweeds, sidewinder, stinkweeds, swineherds, tweediness, underwires, wardenries, wickedness, widenesses, wilderness, wildnesses, windscreen. | |
+4 letters: bawdinesses, dinnerwares, disendowers, dowdinesses, jimsonweeds, rowdinesses, sidewinders, underwrites, unwieldiest, unwitnessed, viewfinders, weedinesses, weirdnesses, westernised, westernized, wilderments, windinesses, windscreens, wintertides, woodinesses, wordinesses. | |
+5 letters: breadwinners, disendowment, drowsinesses, intertwisted, inwardnesses, misknowledge, tawdrinesses, tweedinesses, underweights, underwriters, unwieldiness, wickednesses, wildernesses, windbreakers. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)45 6E 64 77 69 73 65 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references). -. -.. .--. .. ... . |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000101 01101110 01100100 01110111 01101001 01110011 01100101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)E n d w i s e |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0045 006E 0064 0077 0069 0073 0065 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)39807089758571 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Translations: Modern | 5. Derivations 6. Anagrams 7. Orthography 8. Bibliography |
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