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side·ways

 (sīd′wāz′) also side·way (-wā′)
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.
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side•way

(ˈsaɪdˌweɪ)

also side•wise

(-ˌwaɪz)
adj., adv.
sideways.
[1605–1615]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adv.1.sideway - with one side forward or to the front; "turned sideways to show the profile"; "crabs seeming to walk sidewise"
sideways, sidewise
2.sideway - from the side; obliquely; "a picture lit sideways"; "scenes viewed sidewise"
sideways, sidewise
3.sideway - toward one side; "the car slipped sideways into the ditch"; "leaning sideways"; "a figure moving sidewise in the shadows"
sidewise, sideways
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