Definitions for SIDEWAYS
ˈsaɪdˌweɪzside·ways

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. crabwise, sidewaysadverb

   (of movement) at an angle

2. sideways, sideway, sidewiseadverb

   with one side forward or to the front

   "turned sideways to show the profile"; "crabs seeming to walk sidewise"

3. sideway, sideways, sidewiseadverb

   from the side; obliquely

   "a picture lit sideways"; "scenes viewed sidewise"

4. sideways, sideway, sidewiseadverb

   toward one side

   "the car slipped sideways into the ditch"; "leaning sideways"; "a figure moving sidewise in the shadows"

5. sidelong, sideways, obliquelyadverb

   to, toward or at one side

   "darting eyes looking sidelong out of a wizened face"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sidewaysadverb

   With a side to the front.

   He builds houses sideways, with the front door on the side.

2. sidewaysadverb

   Towards one side.

3. sidewaysadverb

   Askance; sidelong.

4. sidewaysadverb

   Neither upward nor downward.

   The economy has been moving sideways for several months now.

5. sidewaysadjective

   Moving or directed toward one side.

6. sidewaysadjective

   Positioned sideways .

   There was a stack of papers in front of each seat at the table, but each stack was sideways.

7. sidewaysadjective

   Neither moving upward nor moving downward.

   Once we get out of this sideways economy, our figures will more accurately reflect what we're truly capable of.

8. sidewaysadjective

   In conflict (with); not compatible (with).

   He was constantly getting sideways with his boss till he got fired.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sideways, Sidewiseadverb

   Laterally; on one side.

   Etymology: from side and way, or wise.

   The fair blossom hangs the head
   Sideways, as on a dying bed;
   And those pearls of dew she wears,
   Prove to be presaging tears. John Milton.

   If in the third experiment the image of the sun should be drawn out into an oblong form, either by a dilatation of every ray, or by any other casual inequality of the refractions, the same oblong image would, by a second refraction made sideways, be drawn out as much in breadth by the like dilatation of the rays, or other casual inequality of the refraction sideways. Isaac Newton, Opt.

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1. Sideways

   Sideways is a 2004 American comedy-drama road film directed by Alexander Payne and written by Jim Taylor and Payne. A film adaptation of Rex Pickett's 2004 novel of the same name, Sideways follows two men in their forties, Miles Raymond (Paul Giamatti), a depressed teacher and unsuccessful writer, and Jack Cole (Thomas Haden Church), a past-his-prime actor, who take a week-long road trip to Santa Barbara County wine country to celebrate Jack's upcoming wedding. Sandra Oh and Virginia Madsen also star as women they encounter during their trip. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 13, 2004, and was released in the United States on October 22, 2004. Sideways received widespread acclaim from critics and is regarded as one of the greatest films of the 2000s. It was nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor (Haden Church) and Best Supporting Actress (Madsen), winning Best Adapted Screenplay at the 77th Academy Awards.

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1. sideways

   Sideways refers to a direction, orientation, or position that is parallel to the ground or the horizon and perpendicular to the direction which is considered as the front or forward. It can indicate a maneuver, movement or shift from left to right or vice versa, often off to a side, rather than straight ahead or upwards.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sidewaysadverb

   toward the side; sidewise

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sideways

   Sideways is a 2004 comedy-drama film written by Jim Taylor and Alexander Payne and directed by Payne. Adapted from Rex Pickett's 2004 novel of the same name, Sideways follows men in their forties, portrayed by Paul Giamatti and Thomas Haden Church, who take a week-long road trip to Santa Barbara County Wine Country. Payne and Taylor won multiple awards for their screenplay. Giamatti and Church, as well as actresses Virginia Madsen and Sandra Oh, playing local women who become romantically involved with the men, all received accolades for their performances. Sideways won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, and was nominated for four other awards.

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1. sideways

   Song lyrics by sideways -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by sideways on the Lyrics.com website.

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Anagrams for SIDEWAYS »

1. waysides

2. sidesway

How to pronounce SIDEWAYS?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say SIDEWAYS in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of SIDEWAYS in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of SIDEWAYS in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of SIDEWAYS in a Sentence

1. Natalia Rutkowski:

   Then a man came over and shoved his badge in my face and took the bag out of the bin and then plopped it back in sideways so it purposely would n’t fit.

2. Joe Biden:

   This was the diving board area, and I was one of the guards, and they werent allowed to -- it was a 3-meter board. And if you fell off sideways, you landed on the damn, er, darn cement over there.

3. Augustin Eden:

   The FTSE 100 is still in the midst of sideways consolidation, but with a welcome test of last week's 6,280 ceiling and a close venture to 6,300.

4. Van Dyke:

   Keep moving is the main thing, i think I reiterate three or four times in the book, ‘Do not start going down the stairs sideways.’ It feels good on your knees but it throws the hips out and the back starts to go out, the next thing you know, you’ve fallen down and broken your hip. So even if it hurts a little, go down the stars front-ways.

5. Joe Manchin:

   President Biden was not involved, i was not going to bring the President in, I didn't think it was fair to bring him in, and this thing could very well have not happened at all. It could have absolutely gone sideways. I had to see if we could make this work.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=SIDEWAYS
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sideways
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=SIDEWAYS
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sideways
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/SIDEWAYS
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=SIDEWAYS
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=SIDEWAYS