SIDEWAYS

crabwise, sideways

(adjective) (of movement) at an angle

sidelong, sideways, obliquely

(adverb) to, toward or at one side; “darting eyes looking sidelong out of a wizened face”

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

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Noun

sideways

plural of sideway

Adjective

sideways (comparative more sideways, superlative most sideways)

Moving or directed toward one side.

(informal) Positioned sideways (with a side to the front).

(informal) Neither moving upward nor moving downward.

(chiefly, US, colloquial) Not as planned; towards a worse outcome.

(usually with "with", informal) In conflict (with); not compatible (with).

Adverb

sideways

With a side to the front.

Towards one side.

Askance; sidelong.

(informal) Neither upward nor downward.

Anagrams

• waysides

Source: Wiktionary

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Side"ways`, adv.

Definition: Toward the side; sidewise. A second refraction made sideways. Sir I. Newton. His beard, a good palm's length, at least, . . . Shot sideways, like a swallow's wings. Longfellow.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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