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side·wise  (sdwz)
adv. & adj.
Sideways.
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Adv.1.sidewise - toward one side; "the car slipped sideways into the ditch"; "leaning sideways"; "a figure moving sidewise in the shadows"
sideway, sideways
2.sidewise - with one side forward or to the front; "turned sideways to show the profile"; "crabs seeming to walk sidewise"
sideway, sideways
3.sidewise - from the side; obliquely; "a picture lit sideways"; "scenes viewed sidewise"
sideway, sideways


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As they went cutting sidewise through the water, the sails bellied taut, with the wind filling and overflowing them.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories by Chopin, Kate View in context
Grandfather might have continued to talk in this dull manner nobody knows how long; but suspecting that Charley would find the subject rather dry, he looked sidewise at that vivacious little fellow, and saw him give an involuntary yawn.
Grandfather's Chair by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
No one wanted to risk such an accident as that, you may be sure; so all the passengers stayed huddled up in the dark cabin, listening to the shrieking of the storm and the creaking of the masts and rigging and trying to keep from bumping into one another when the ship tipped sidewise.
Ozma of Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context
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