Inward vs Implode - What's the difference?

inward | implode |

As a adjective inward

is situated on the inside; that is within, inner; belonging to the inside.

As a adverb inward

is towards the inside.

As a noun inward

is (obsolete|chiefly|in the plural) that which is inward or within; the inner parts or organs of the body; the viscera.

As a verb implode is

to collapse or burst inward violently.

inward

English

Adjective

(en adjective)

Situated on the inside; that is within, inner; belonging to the inside.

(obsolete) Intimate, closely acquainted; familiar.

*, II.3:

*:There is nothing can be added unto the daintinesse of Fulvius'' wives death, who was so inward with ''Augustus .

* Bible, Job xix. 19

All my inward friends abhorred me.

* Sir Philip Sidney

He had had occasion, by one very inward with him, to know in part the discourse of his life.

Derived terms

* inwards * inwardly * inwardness

Adverb

(en adverb)

Towards the inside.

So much the rather, thou Celestial Light, Shine inward . — Milton.

Noun

(en noun)

(obsolete, chiefly, in the plural) That which is inward or within; the inner parts or organs of the body; the viscera.

(Jeremy Taylor)

* Milton

Then sacrificing, laid the inwards and their fat.

(obsolete, chiefly, in the plural) The mental faculties.

(obsolete) A familiar friend or acquaintance.

* Shakespeare

I was an inward of his.

(Webster 1913)

Anagrams

implode

English

Verb

(implod)

To collapse or burst inward violently.

(computing) To compress (data) with a particular algorithm.

* 1992 , "Steve Tibbett", PKZIP Implode compression/decompression.'' (on newsgroup ''comp.compression )

I'm looking for some code that will implode data using the PKZIP method.. and explode it. PKWare sells an object that you can link with that does the job, and we have licensed this, but we are now writing 32 bit code for MS-DOS and the PKWare stuff won't work

Antonyms

* (collapse) explode * (compress data) explode