Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The side or edge of a road, way, path, or highway.
- adjective Situated at or near the side of a road, way, path, or highway.
- idiom (fall by the wayside) To fail to continue; give up.
- idiom (go by the wayside) To be set aside or discarded because of other considerations.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The side of the way; the border or edge of the road or high-way.
- Of or pertaining to the wayside; growing, lying, situated, or found on, by, or near the side of the way: as, wayside flowers; a way-side spring.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The side of the way; the edge or border of a road or path.
- adjective Of or pertaining to the wayside.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
side of aroad orpath - noun A
rest area - adjective Situated near the side of a road or path
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun edge of a way or road or path
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Examples
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All this banter in recent days about New York's dynasty crumbling and falling by the wayside is hogwash.
USATODAY.com - Yanks will be back; Arizona faces tough road 2001
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It really confuses me how you wingers can’t make the connection that throwing our laws by the wayside is a slippery slope, if they can railroad some Arabs, most of whom were picked up under the slightest suspicion, can be locked up, tortured, and possibly executed without the benefit of a trial of any kind – how very easily you could wake up tomorrow and be given the same treatment.
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Another program that fell by the wayside was the TANF Emergency Fund, a welfare-to-work program that has subsidized more than 240,000 jobs.
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To be so absorbed in one's children and one's projects that housekeeping falls by the wayside is a fault.
Archive 2009-03-01 elena maria vidal 2009
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To be so absorbed in one's children and one's projects that housekeeping falls by the wayside is a fault.
When the House is a Mess elena maria vidal 2009
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Marvel Universe to date, something thatÂseems to have Âfallen by the wayside is the revelation that Doctor Strange is no longer considered fit to be Sorceror Supreme.
Review: New Avengers #51 | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009
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For the individual writers, of course, being dropped by the wayside is a little more of a problem.
Today's After-School Special: Sales Peer Pressure Editorial Anonymous 2008
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Falling to the wayside are the hardy farm animals of yore.
Jenna Woginrich: The Forgotten Extinction: Heritage Livestock 2008
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Those by the wayside are the ones who hear; then the devil comes and takes away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.
Scriptures at Your Fingertips Merry Graham Rachel Bye 2005
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When it became clear that there wasn't going to be a bonanza of free CDs without the effort of dealing with the labels themselves, many of the early enthusiasts fell by the wayside, which is as it should be.
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