Definition of HOMEWARDS

homewards

Adverb

  • toward home

Adj

  • Leading toward home.

Adv

  • towards home

Examples

  • At the end of the day we gratefully set off in a homewards direction.
  • We're now heading homewards.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English homwardes, hamwardes, from Old English hāmweardes, equivalent to home + -wards. Cognate with Dutch heimwaarts, German heimwärts (“homewards”).

Synonyms

homeward

Scrabble Score: 18

homewards: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
homewards: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
homewards: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

homewards: valid Words With Friends Word