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side·long
(sīd′lông′, -lŏng′)adj.
1. Directed to one side; sideways: a sidelong glance.
2. So as to slant; sloping.
adv.
1. On or toward the side; sideways.
2. In an oblique manner.
[Alteration of sideling.]
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sidelong
(ˈsaɪdˌlɒŋ)adj (prenominal)
1. directed or inclining to one side
2. indirect or oblique
adv
from the side; obliquely
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side•long
(ˈsaɪdˌlɔŋ, -ˌlɒŋ)adj.
1. directed to one side: a sidelong glance.
2. slanting to one side; inclined.
3. indirect; roundabout.
adv. 4. toward the side; obliquely.
[1515–25]
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| Adj. | 1. |  sidelong - (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy; "her eyes with their misted askance look"- Elizabeth Bowen; "sidelong glances"indirect - not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination; "sometimes taking an indirect path saves time"; "you must take an indirect course in sailing" |
| 2. | sidelong - situated at or extending to the side; "the lateral branches of a tree"; "shot out sidelong boughs"- Tennyson side - located on a side; "side fences"; "the side porch" | |
| 3. | sidelong - inclining or directed to one side; "moved downward in a sidelong way" - Bram Stoker inclined - at an angle to the horizontal or vertical position; "an inclined plane" | |
| Adv. | 1. | sidelong - on the side; "the plow lay sidelong on the ground" |
| 2. | sidelong - with the side toward someone or something; "seated sidelong to the window"- Nathaniel Hawthorne | |
| 3. | sidelong - to, toward or at one side; "darting eyes looking sidelong out of a wizened face" |
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sidelong
adjective sideways, indirect, oblique, covert, surreptitious, sideward She gave him a quick sidelong glance.
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Translations
جانِبي، شَزَرا
kosepostranníšikmýstranou
skråt
skáhallur; á ská, út á hliî
göz ucuylayan yan
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sidelong
[ˈsaɪdlɒŋ] adjto give sb a sidelong glance → regarder qn du coin de l'œilside-on [ˌsaɪdˈɒn] adj [collision] → latéral(e); [view] → latéral(e)side order n → plat m d'accompagnement
served with a side order of sth → servi(e) avec qch en accompagnement
served with a side order of potato salad → servi avec de la salade de pommes de terre en accompagnementside plate n → petite f assietteside road n → route f transversale
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side
(said) noun1. (the ground beside) an edge, border or boundary line. He walked round the side of the field; He lives on the same side of the street as me.
2. a surface of something. A cube has six sides.
3. one of the two of such surfaces which are not the top, bottom, front, or back. There is a label on the side of the box.
4. either surface of a piece of paper, cloth etc. Don't waste paper – write on both sides!
5. the right or left part of the body. I've got a pain in my side.
6. a part or division of a town etc. He lives on the north side of the town.
7. a slope (of a hill). a mountain-side.
8. a point of view; an aspect. We must look at all sides of the problem.
9. a party, team etc which is opposing another. Whose side are you on?; Which side is winning?
adjective additional, but less important. a side issue.
-side (the ground etc beside) the edge of something. He walked along the dockside/quayside; a roadside café.
-sided having (a certain number or type of) sides. a four-sided figure.
ˈsidelong adjective, adverb from or to the side; not directly. a sidelong glance; He glanced sidelong.
ˈsideways adjective, adverb to or towards one side. He moved sideways; a sideways movement.
ˈsideburns noun plural the usually short hair grown on the side of a man's face in front of the ears.
side effect an additional (often bad) effect of a drug etc. These pills have unpleasant side effects.
ˈsidelight noun a light fixed to the side, or at the side of the front or back, of a car, boat etc. He switched his sidelights on when it began to get dark.
ˈsideline noun1. a business etc carried on outside one's regular job or activity. He runs a mail-order business as a sideline.
2. the line marking one of the long edges of a football pitch etc.
ˈsidelines noun plural the position or point of view of a person not actually taking part in a sport, argument etc. He threw in the occasional suggestion from the sidelines.
side road a small, minor road.
ˈsidestep – past tense, past participle ˈsidestepped – verb1. to step to one side. He sidestepped as his attacker tried to grab him.
2. to avoid. to sidestep a problem.
ˈside-street noun a small, minor street. The man ran down a side-street and disappeared.
ˈsidetrack verb to turn (a person) aside from what he was about to do. I intended to write letters this evening, but was sidetracked into going to the pictures instead.
ˈsidewalk noun (American) a pavement or footpath.
from all sides from every direction. People were running towards him from all sides.
on all sides all around. With enemies on all sides, we were trapped.
side by side beside one another; close together. They walked along the street side by side.
side with to give support to in an argument etc. Don't side with him against us!
take sides to choose to support a particular opinion, group etc against another. Everybody in the office took sides in the dispute.
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