SIDEWAYS as ADJECTIVE

  1. Meaning
    • (of movement) at an angle
    Synonym(s) Similar To

SIDEWAYS as ADVERB

  1. Meaning
    • to, toward or at one side
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • darting eyes looking sidelong out of a wizened face
  2. Meaning
    • toward one side
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the car slipped sideways into the ditch
    • leaning sideways
    • a figure moving sidewise in the shadows
  3. Meaning
    • from the side
    • obliquely
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • a picture lit sideways
    • scenes viewed sidewise
  4. Meaning
    • with one side forward or to the front
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • turned sideways to show the profile
    • crabs seeming to walk sidewise