Homewards
['həumwədz]
Definition
(adv.) Toward home; in the direction of one's house, town, or country.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
ad. Towards home.
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Examples
- Now, before I turn my horse's head homewards, brother, I will ask you--if you'll be so good--to look over a letter for me. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- And he left the valet busy in getting the horses ready, and went homewards himself to prepare for his departure. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- She took the abandoned rein, and conducted our obedient steed homewards. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- We were about to return homewards, when a voice, a human voice, strange now to hear, attracted our attention. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- He sank back in his seat with an oath, and striking out of the ring, dashed away desperately homewards. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- When I at last turned my steps homewards, it was not till many hours later--not till after dark. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
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