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   sideways

   /ˈsʌɪdweɪz/

   adverb

   • 1. to, towards, or from the side: "she tilted her body sideways" Similar to the sidelaterallycrabwiseathwartobliquelyindirectlysidelongcovertlyfurtivelysurreptitiouslyslylyarchaic:askance
   • ▪ with one side facing forward: "the lorry slid sideways across the road" Similar edgewisesidewardsside firstedgewaysend on
   • ▪ so as to occupy a job or position at the same level as one previously held rather than be promoted or demoted: "he would be moved sideways, rather than demoted"
   • 2. by an indirect way: "some of the best and hardest working IT people I know came into the business sideways"

   adjective

   • 1. directed or moving to, towards, or from the side: "he hurried towards his office without a sideways glance" Similar lateralsidewardon the sideside to sideobliqueindirectsidelongsidecovertfurtivesurreptitioussly
   • ▪ denoting a job or position at the same level as one previously held rather than one resulting from promotion or demotion: "after the reshuffle there were sideways moves for ministers"
   • 2. done indirectly: "he rambled through a number of subjects before making a sideways approach to what he really wanted"
   • ▪ taking an unconventional or unorthodox viewpoint: "take a sideways look at daily life"

   Scrabble Points: 15

   • S

     1

   • I

     1

   • D

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   • E

     1

   • W

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   • A

     1

   • Y

     4

   • S

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