SKYWARD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does skyward mean? 

• SKYWARD (adjective)
  The adjective SKYWARD has 1 sense:

1. directed toward heaven or the sky

  Familiarity information: SKYWARD used as an adjective is very rare.

• SKYWARD (adverb)
  The adverb SKYWARD has 1 sense:

1. toward the sky

  Familiarity information: SKYWARD used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SKYWARD (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Directed toward heaven or the sky

Synonyms:

heavenward; skyward

Context example:

the soul in its heavenward flight

Similar:

up (being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level)

• SKYWARD (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Toward the sky

Synonyms:

skyward; skywards

Context example:

look skywards!

 Context examples 

Considering that the price of dogs had been boomed skyward by the unwonted demand, it was not an unfair sum for so fine an animal.

(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)

Any submerged feelings will come out like a geyser, shooting skyward at full force.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

We hove to and ran away, hove to and ran away, and ever astern the struggling patch of sail tossed skyward and fell into the rushing valleys.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

One by one the wolves joined her, till the whole pack, on haunches, with noses pointed skyward, was howling its hunger cry.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

And then, where a vagrant shaft of sunlight struck the ocean and turned its surface to wrathful silver, I caught a small black speck thrust skyward for an instant and swallowed up.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

The boat drew closer and closer, hurling along through the seething green like a thing alive, lifting and sending and uptossing across the huge-backed breakers, or disappearing behind them only to rush into sight again and shoot skyward.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)