inward: Meaning and Definition of

in•ward

1. proceeding or directed toward the inside or interior.
2. situated within or in or on the inside; inner; internal: an inward room.
3. pertaining to the inside or inner part.
4. located within the body: the inward parts.
5. pertaining to the inside of the body: inward convulsions.
6. inland: inward passage.
7. mental or spiritual; inner: inward peace.
8. muffled or indistinct, as the voice.
9. private or secret.
10. closely personal; intimate.
11. pertaining to the homeland; domestic.

1. the inward or internal part; the inside.
2. the inward parts of the body; entrails; innards.