SIDEWAY

sideways, sideway, sidewise

(adverb) toward one side; “the car slipped sideways into the ditch”; “leaning sideways”; “a figure moving sidewise in the shadows”

sideway, sideways, sidewise

(adverb) from the side; obliquely; “a picture lit sideways”; “scenes viewed sidewise”

sideways, sideway, sidewise

(adverb) with one side forward or to the front; “turned sideways to show the profile”; “crabs seeming to walk sidewise”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sideway (plural sideways)

A footpath near a road.

A byway.

Adjective

sideway (comparative more sideway, superlative most sideway)

sidelong

Adverb

sideway (comparative more sideway, superlative most sideway)

sideways

Anagrams

• wayside

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

30 May 2025

FOREHAND

(noun) (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)


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