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• -ward

  a native english suffix denoting spatial or temporal direction, as specified by the initial element: toward; seaward; afterward; backward. also, -wards. usage note -ward suffix (forming adjectives) indicating direction towards a backward step, heavenward progress (forming adverbs) a variant and the usual us and canadian form of -wards word origin old english -weard towards -wards […]

• -wards

  variant of -ward: towards; afterwards. usage note -wards suffix indicating direction towards a step backwards, to sail sh-r-wards compare -ward word origin old english -weardes towards

• -ware

  a combining form extracted from software, occurring as the final element in words that refer to a specified kind or cl-ss of software: spyware; shareware. see also ware1 (def 2). -ware a suffix that means “software,” as in shareware. [“software”] commonly used to form terms for cl-sses of software. for examples, see careware, crippleware, crudware, […]

• -watch

  suffix indicating a regular television programme or newspaper feature on the topic specified crimewatch

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