sidelong

Letters that make sidelong

s, o, d, e, g, l, n, i are letters that make 'sidelong'

Words within sidelong

el, side, id, si, ng, SI, EL, long, on, DE, ID, Si are words within 'sidelong'


6 possible definitions for 'sidelong'

Sidelong as "situated at or extending to the side"

Under this definition, sidelong is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

lateral has the same meaning as sidelong

Similar to sidelong

side(a) is similar to sidelong.

Example of sidelong used within this context

"the lateral branches of a tree", "shot out sidelong boughs"- Tennyson


Sidelong as "to, toward or at one side"

Under this definition, sidelong is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

sideways, obliquely have the same meaning as 'sidelong'

Example of sidelong used within this context

"darting eyes looking sidelong out of a wizened face"


Sidelong as "on the side"

Under this definition, sidelong is an adjective and has the following properties:

Example of sidelong used within this context

"the plow lay sidelong on the ground"


Sidelong as "(used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy"

Under this definition, sidelong is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

askant, asquint, squint-eyed, squinty, askance, squint have the same meaning as 'sidelong'

Similar to sidelong

indirect is similar to sidelong.

Example of sidelong used within this context

"her eyes with their misted askance look"- Elizabeth Bowen, "sidelong glances"


Sidelong as "with the side toward someone or something"

Under this definition, sidelong is an adjective and has the following properties:

Example of sidelong used within this context

"seated sidelong to the window"- Nathaniel Hawthorne


Sidelong as "inclining or directed to one side"

Under this definition, sidelong is an adjective and has the following properties:

Similar to sidelong

inclined is similar to sidelong.

Example of sidelong used within this context

"moved downward in a sidelong way" - Bram Stoker



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