Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Lateral space for passage or movement, as by the side of a carriageway; a sidewalk.
- Pertaining to lateral movement; moving to or along the side.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
footpath near aroad - noun A
byway - adjective
sidelong - adverb
sideways
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb toward one side
- adverb with one side forward or to the front
- adverb from the side; obliquely
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Examples
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"I'd never hear the truth about it, just kind of sideway stories because my mother was embarrassed."
Metro Times 2009
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Instead of hearing criticism of "why are we building another LEO launcher, when we already have launchers that can do the job, or why is Ares going sideway?"
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No issues with anything stopping working, and while the trackpad is small (hi, it's a computer that is less than half the sixe -- sideway -- of a MBP 17 ), it's extremely usable, and I haven't had a lick of trouble with it.
The Problems With A Hackintosh Netbook, Six Months Out | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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So, yes, I tend to sit on the sideway-facing seats and take my chances that someone will come along who needs it, in which case I offer up the seat.
Where riders stand on Metro seating Robert Thomson 2011
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Now if it was a sideway stab at his age, it was clever, and I like clever.
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I bent down and grabbed an armful of material and stepped sideway and got out.
I'm in Locus! ewillett 2008
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He took a single sideway step and looked around Charlie Matthias.
Rot & Ruin Jonathan Maberry 2010
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Despite the snarky sideway snickers of my sister, ever the doubter, I refused to dumb down dinner, and committed to cook as I always have, with no special orders of PB&J.
Karen Kelly: Babies and Dinnertime: It Can Be Done Karen Kelly 2010
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Tom moved to his right, beginning a slow sideway circle, always keeping his sword ready.
Rot & Ruin Jonathan Maberry 2010
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They operate at least 50 trucks, with sideway hydrolic dumping system.
Renault Kerax 400 Truck Papercraft | Papercraft Paradise | PaperCrafts | Paper Models | Card Models Michael James 2008
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