gainward

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preposition

Toward; facing; over against.

OriginMiddle English agaynward →
Less commonScrabble 13
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Meanings

preposition
  1. obsoleteToward; facing; over against.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishagaynward
  2. Englishgainward

From gain- + -ward, or from an apheretic variant of Middle English agaynward, aȝenward, aȝeinward.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

awarding
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APA

gainward. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gainward

MLA

“gainward.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gainward. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gainward,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gainward.

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