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Wordnet 3.0

ADVERB (3)

1. on end or upright;
- Example: "sticks leaning against the wall endways"
[syn: endways, endwise]

2. in or toward the direction of the ends; lengthwise;
- Example: "endways pressure"
[syn: endways, endwise]

3. with the end forward or toward the observer;
- Example: "houses built endways"
[syn: endways, endwise, end on]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Endways \End"ways`\, Endwise \End"wise\, adv.
   1. On end; erectly; in an upright position.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. With the end forward.
      [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

endwise
    adv 1: on end or upright; "sticks leaning against the wall
           endways" [syn: endways, endwise]
    2: in or toward the direction of the ends; lengthwise; "endways
       pressure" [syn: endways, endwise]
    3: with the end forward or toward the observer; "houses built
       endways" [syn: endways, endwise, end on]