What does sidewise mean?

sidewise means "toward one side". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in sidewise?

sidewise has 2 syllables: side-wise. The stress falls on "side". In IPA it is /ˈsaɪˌdwaɪz/.

What is another word for sidewise?

Close synonyms include sideways, sideway, sideways, sideway, sideway. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is sidewise a common word?

sidewise is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

sidewise — meaning, pronunciation and 3 definitions

adverb

3 sensesA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
toward one side
“the car slipped sideways into the ditch”
“leaning sideways”
“a figure moving sidewise in the shadows”
Synonymssideways sideway
2.
with one side forward or to the front
“turned sideways to show the profile”
“crabs seeming to walk sidewise”
Synonymssideways sideway
3.
from the side; obliquely
“a picture lit sideways”
“scenes viewed sidewise”
Synonymssideway sideways

Questions about sidewise

What does sidewise mean?: sidewise means "toward one side". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in sidewise?: sidewise has 2 syllables: side-wise. The stress falls on "side". In IPA it is /ˈsaɪˌdwaɪz/.
What is another word for sidewise?: Close synonyms include sideways, sideway, sideways, sideway, sideway. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is sidewise a common word?: sidewise is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for sidewise come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

adverb

3 sensesA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
toward one side
“the car slipped sideways into the ditch”
“leaning sideways”
“a figure moving sidewise in the shadows”
Synonymssideways sideway
2.
with one side forward or to the front
“turned sideways to show the profile”
“crabs seeming to walk sidewise”
Synonymssideways sideway
3.
from the side; obliquely
“a picture lit sideways”
“scenes viewed sidewise”
Synonymssideway sideways

Questions about sidewise

What does sidewise mean?: sidewise means "toward one side". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in sidewise?: sidewise has 2 syllables: side-wise. The stress falls on "side". In IPA it is /ˈsaɪˌdwaɪz/.
What is another word for sidewise?: Close synonyms include sideways, sideway, sideways, sideway, sideway. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is sidewise a common word?: sidewise is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

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