➡️ Lengthwise direction ⬆️ Upright position

endways

7.6

Standing or leaning with the end pointing up

adverb
/ˈɛndˌweɪz/

: en posición vertical

The logs stood endways in the corner of the shed.

Examples

He stood the ladder endways against the wall.
She placed the planks endways against the wall for painting.
The books were stacked endways on the shelf to save space.
The box was placed endways on the shelf.
The logs stood endways in the corner of the shed.
The books were stacked endways on the shelf to save space.
She placed the planks endways against the wall for painting.

Synonyms

endwise

vsendways

7.1

One end points in a particular direction when you hold or move the object this way

is specifically upright, with an end pointing up rather than any direction

Antonyms

flat

797 1.0

Level and even without parts higher or lower

How Upright

upright

44 2.7

endways

7.6

tilted

2.5

flat

797 1.0

Surface Forms

endways positive

Morphology

endways = end (semi-transparent) = end + ways

Formally derived from 'end' + '-ways', but the specific sense 'on end' or 'upright' involves an extension of directional meaning that may not be fully predictable to learners.

Etymology

Endways comes from end ('end') plus -ways ('in the direction of'), the same part you find in sideways. That gives the image of something standing 'on its end', so endways can mean upright or on end.