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side⋅ways

  [sahyd-weyz]
Use sideways in a Sentence
–adverb
1. with a side foremost.
2. facing to the side.
3. toward or from one side.
4. with a deceitful, scornful, disparaging, or amorous glance.
–adjective
5. moving, facing, or directed toward one side.
6. indirect or evasive.
Also, sideway, side⋅wise  [sahyd-wahyz] .

Origin:
1570–80; side 1 + -ways

side⋅way

  [sahyd-wey]
–noun
1. a byway.
–adjective, adverb
2. sideways.
Origin:
1605–15; side 1 + way 1
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side·ways   (sīd'wāz')   
adv.   & adj.

  1. Toward one side: took a step sideways; a sideways glance.

  2. From one side: a painting lit sideways; sideways pressure.

  3. With the side forward: turned sideways to show the profile; a sideways view.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

sideways 
1577, from side (n.). To look sideways "cast scornful glances" is recorded from 1844.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Idioms & Phrases

sideways

see knock for a loop (sideways); look sideways at.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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