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sideways

 
pronunciation:
saId weIz
part of speech: adverb
definition: When you move sideways, you move toward the side and not toward the front or back.
My baby brother rolls sideways, but he can't crawl forward.When the teacher wasn't looking, Sally moved her chair sideways. Soon she was sitting right next to her friend.In checkers, you can't move the pieces sideways.
derivations: sidewise (adj.), sidewise (adv.)