sideways
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Is sideways a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of sideways?
Definition
adj (English)
1. (informal) Positioned sideways (with a side to the front).Examples: "There was a stack of papers in front of each seat at the table, but each stack was sideways."informal
2. (informal) Neither moving upward nor moving downward.Examples: "Once we get out of this sideways economy, our figures will more accurately reflect what we're truly capable of."informal
3. (usually with "with", informal) In conflict (with); not compatible (with).Examples: "He was constantly getting sideways with his boss till he got fired."informalusually
adv (English)
1. (informal) Neither upward nor downward.Examples: "The economy has been moving sideways for several months now."informal
2. (chiefly US, colloquial) Not as planned; towards a worse outcome.Examples: "We realized the project could go sideways very quickly if we didn't get the sales and marketing people on our side."; "As we walked deeper into the darkness, we both knew this could go sideways in a heartbeat. We were sitting ducks. Birds on a wire. Canaries in a coalmine."; "It feels like the probability of something going sideways here is higher."UScolloquial
Definition source: Wiktionary