outward bound

  • 41outward — O.E. utweard toward the outside (of an enclosure, surface, etc.), earlier utanweard, from ute, utan outside (from ut; see OUT (Cf. out)) + weard ward. Of persons, in ref. to the external appearance (usually opposed to inner feelings), it is… …

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  • 42outward — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 situated on or directed towards the outside. 2 going out (on the outward voyage). 3 bodily, external, apparent, superficial (in all outward respects). 4 archaic outer (the outward man). adv. (also outwards) in an outward… …

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  • 43outward — adjective 1 (only before noun) concerning how someone seems to other people, rather than what they are actually like: She managed to maintain her outward composure. | His house shows few outward signs of worldly success. | to all outward… …

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  • 44outward — adv. outward bound * * * [ aʊtwəd] outward bound …

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  • 45bound — 1. v. & n. v.intr. 1 a spring, leap (bounded out of bed). b walk or run with leaping strides. 2 (of a ball etc.) recoil from a wall or the ground; bounce. n. 1 a springy movement upwards or outwards; a leap. 2 a bounce. Phrases and idioms: by… …

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  • 46outward — 1. adjective outer; located towards the outside 2. adverb Towards the outside; away from the centre. We are outward bound. Syn …

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  • 47outward-bounder — noun see outward bound …

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  • 48outward — outwardness, n. /owt weuhrd/, adj. 1. proceeding or directed toward the outside or exterior, or away from a central point: the outward flow of gold; the outward part of a voyage. 2. pertaining to or being what is seen or apparent, as… …

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  • 49outward — /ˈaʊtwəd / (say owtwuhd) adjective 1. being, or relating to, what is seen or apparent, as distinguished from the underlying nature, facts, etc., or from what is in the mind: the outward looks. 2. relating to the outside of the body. 3. relating… …

  • 50bound — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb Bound is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑dog {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adj. 1 bound to do sth certain to do sth VERBS ▪ be, seem ADVERB ▪ almost …

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