English dictionary
sideways
adjectivePronunciation
ˈsaɪdweɪz
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- (of movement) at an angle
adverb
- to, toward or at one side
adverb
- in a lateral direction
adverb
- from the side; obliquely
adverb
- with one side forward or to the front
Example sentences
darting eyes looking sidelong out of a wizened face
the car slipped sideways into the ditch
leaning sideways
a figure moving sidewise in the shadows
a picture lit sideways
scenes viewed sidewise
turned sideways to show the profile
crabs seeming to walk sidewise