Associations to the word «Endwise»

Wiktionary

ENDWISE, adverb. Upright, or standing on end
ENDWISE, adverb. With the end towards the front or towards the observer
ENDWISE, adverb. Towards the ends
ENDWISE, adjective. On-end; upright; pertaining or relating to the end.

Dictionary definition

ENDWISE, adverb. On end or upright; "sticks leaning against the wall endways".
ENDWISE, adverb. In or toward the direction of the ends; lengthwise; "endways pressure".
ENDWISE, adverb. With the end forward or toward the observer; "houses built endways".

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche