What does sidewise mean?
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Princeton's WordNet
sideways, sideway, sidewiseadverb
toward one side
"the car slipped sideways into the ditch"; "leaning sideways"; "a figure moving sidewise in the shadows"
sideways, sideway, sidewiseadverb
with one side forward or to the front
"turned sideways to show the profile"; "crabs seeming to walk sidewise"
sideway, sideways, sidewiseadverb
from the side; obliquely
"a picture lit sideways"; "scenes viewed sidewise"
Wiktionary
sidewiseadverb
sideways
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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.
ChatGPT
sidewise
Sidewise generally refers to a direction, movement, or position that is to, from, or towards the side. It could mean moving or situated horizontally or diagonally, instead of in a forward or upward direction. Essentially, it is something that is not straightforward or direct, but somewhat roundabout or from the side.
Webster Dictionary
Sidewiseadverb
on or toward one side; laterally; sideways
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of sidewise in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of sidewise in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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