Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Inward \In"ward\, Inwards \In"wards\, adv. [AS. inweard. The
   ending -s is prop. a genitive ending. See {Inward}, a.,
   {-wards}.]
   1. Toward the inside; toward the center or interior; as, to
      bend a thing inward.

   2. Into, or toward, the mind or thoughts; inwardly; as, to
      turn the attention inward.

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

Inward \In"ward\, a. [AS. inweard, inneweard, innanweard, fr.
   innan, inne, within (fr. in in; see {In}) + the suffix
   -weard, E. -ward.]
   1. Being or placed within; inner; interior; -- opposed to
      {outward}. --Milton.

   2. Seated in the mind, heart, spirit, or soul. ``Inward
      beauty.'' --Shak.

   3. Intimate; domestic; private. [Obs.]

            All my inward friends abhorred me.    --Job xix. 19.

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

Inward \In"ward\, n.
   1. That which is inward or within; especially, in the plural,
      the inner parts or organs of the body; the viscera. --Jer.
      Taylor.

            Then sacrificing, laid the inwards and their fat.
                                                  --Milton.

   2. The mental faculties; -- usually pl. [Obs.]

   3. An intimate or familiar friend or acquaintance. [Obs.] ``I
      was an inward of his.'' --Shak.

Source : WordNet®

inward
     adj 1: relating to or existing in the mind or thoughts; "a concern
            with inward reflections" [ant: {outward}]
     2: directed or moving inward or toward a center; "the inbound
        train"; "inward flood of capital" [syn: {arriving(a)}, {inbound}]

inward
     adv 1: toward the center or interior; "move the needle further
            inwards!" [syn: {inwards}] [ant: {outward}]
     2: to or toward the inside of; "come in"; "smash in the door"
        [syn: {in}, {inwards}]