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Wych-elm (medicine) and towards (oh)


Wych-elm (medicine)


wych-elm
<botany> A species of elm (Ulmus montana) found in Northern and Western Europe; Scotch elm.

By confusion this word is often written witch-elm.

Origin: OE. Wiche a kind of elm, AS. Wice a kind of tree. Cf. Wicker.

Source: Websters Dictionary


towards (oh)



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1 ?direction?
2 ?producing a result?
3 ?feeling/attitude?
4 ?help pay for?
5 ?before?
6 ?near?
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?DIRECTION?
used to say that someone or something moves, looks, faces etc in the direction of someone or something
::He noticed two policemen coming towards him.
::All the windows face toward the river.
::He was standing with his back towards me.
?PRODUCING A RESULT?
in a process that will produce a particular result
::These negotiations are the first step toward reaching an agreement.
::The crisis continued as Britain drifted towards war.
?FEELING/ATTITUDE?
your feeling, attitude, or behaviour towards someone or something is how you feel or think about them or how you treat them
::Brian's attitude towards his work has always been very positive.
::Her parents had been more sympathetic towards her.
?HELP PAY FOR?
money put, saved, or given towards something is used to pay for it
::The money collected will be put towards repairing the church roof.
?BEFORE?
just before a particular time
::Toward the end of the afternoon it began to rain.
?NEAR?
near a particular place
::Uncle Dick and Aunt Mavis live at High Burnton out towards the coast.