Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adverb & adjective Toward or at one side.
from The Century Dictionary.
- In or from a lateral direction; toward the side; sidewise.
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- adjective
Toward aside . - adverb
Toward aside .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb toward one side
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Examples
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It was a joy to see the faces that tried not to smile with pleasure over the applause for work well done, and to catch the involuntary sideward glances of boyish eyes not yet quite disciplined to the level impassive look of war.
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Unwillingly the sideward movement was arrested, and his eyes returned and met the Irishman's.
CHAPTER 19 2010
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When i am negotiating a large contract with a multinational would it be possible that the activation of said contract could go in a sideward or possibly reverse direction?
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"Don't I?" she glowed, with a flirt of the head sideward and a white flash of teeth.
CHAPTER II 2010
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Prince Akuli shot an apprehensive glance sideward to where, under the shade of a kukui tree, an old wahine (Hawaiian woman) was just settling herself to begin on some work in hand.
SHIN-BONES 2010
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And then one of the field teams that had a lot of experience working in the North American market found that the part had been designed for near-flat road gradients; Indian roads come with steeper sideward slopes and the vehicles typically tilt on the left side.
Tata's Nano: Fire! 2010
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Good visibility--make sure to check the rear and sideward visibility in addition to visibility forward.
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Without so much as a sideward glance, the car began to plow into the front of the taxi.
One From The Hart Stefanie Powers 2010
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Good visibility -- make sure to check the rear and sideward visibility in addition to visibility forward.
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And then one of the field teams that had a lot of experience working in the North American market found that the part had been designed for near-flat road gradients; Indian roads come with steeper sideward slopes and the vehicles typically tilt on the left side.
Tata's Nano: Fire! Ashish Kumar Mishra 2010
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