sideways
IPA: sˈaɪdweɪz
adjective
- Moving or directed toward one side.
- (informal) Positioned sideways (with a side to the front).
- (informal) Neither moving upward nor moving downward.
- (usually with "with", informal) In conflict (with); not compatible (with).
adverb
- With a side to the front.
- Towards one side.
- Askance; sidelong.
- (informal) Neither upward nor downward.
- (chiefly US, colloquial) Not as planned; towards a worse outcome.
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Examples of "sideways" in Sentences
- The home is oriented sideways on the lot.
- Snowflakes hurtle sideways, stinging faces.
- But the orientation of the coil is sideways.
- Open the flap, push the game sideways and reset.
- The canopy of the pilot's cockpit opened sideways.
- The game is played with the Wii Remote held sideways.
- The cable will be pushed sideways one way and the other.
- The canopy was hinged on the starboard base and opened sideways.
- In the case of the screwdriver, the force is sideways and called torque.
- The head is sideways to the camera and the horse is looking into the distance.
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