avocation, by-line, hobby, pursuit, sideline, spare-time activity
(noun) an auxiliary activity
sideline
(noun) an auxiliary line of merchandise
sideline, out of bounds
(noun) a line that marks the side boundary of a playing field
sideline
(verb) remove from the center of activity or attention; place into an inferior position; “The outspoken cabinet member was sidelined by the President”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
sideline (plural sidelines)
A line at the side of something.
Something that is additional or extra or that exists around the edges or margins of a main item.
A line for hobbling an animal by connecting the fore and the hind feet of the same side.
(sports) A line defining the side boundary of a playing field.
(sports) Usually in the plural: the area outside the playing field beyond each sideline.
(figuratively) The outside or perimeter of any activity.
(Canada) A secondary road, especially a byroad at right angles to a main road.
sideline (third-person singular simple present sidelines, present participle sidelining, simple past and past participle sidelined)
(sports, transitive) To place on the sidelines; to bench or to keep someone out of play.
(transitive) To remove or keep out of circulation or out of the focus.
• disilene, lineside
Source: Wiktionary
11 January 2025
(noun) low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
