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sidelong


 
  Overview  of  adj  sidelong 
 
  The  adj  sidelong  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  askance,  askant,  asquint,  squint,  squint-eyed,  squinty,  sidelong  --  ((used  especially  of  glances)  directed  to  one  side  with  or  as  if  with  doubt  or  suspicion  or  envy;  "her  eyes  with  their  misted  askance  look"-  Elizabeth  Bowen;  "sidelong  glances") 
  2.  lateral,  sidelong  --  (situated  at  or  extending  to  the  side  "the  lateral  branches  of  a  tree";  "shot  out  sidelong  boughs"-  Tennyson) 
  3.  sidelong  --  (inclining  or  directed  to  one  side  "moved  downward  in  a  sidelong  way"  -  Bram  Stoker) 
 
  Overview  of  adv  sidelong 
 
  The  adv  sidelong  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  sidelong  --  (on  the  side  "the  plow  lay  sidelong  on  the  ground") 
  2.  sidelong  --  (with  the  side  toward  someone  or  something  "seated  sidelong  to  the  window"-  Nathaniel  Hawthorne) 
  3.  sidelong,  sideways,  obliquely  --  (to  toward  or  at  one  side  "darting  eyes  looking  sidelong  out  of  a  wizened  face") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  sidelong 
 
  3  senses  of  sidelong 
 
  Sense  1 
  askance,  askant,  asquint,  squint,  squint-eyed,  squinty,  sidelong 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  indirect)  ->  direct 
 
  Sense  2 
  lateral,  sidelong 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  bottom,  side)  ->  top 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  side  top)  ->  bottom 
 
  Sense  3 
  sidelong 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  vertical,  inclined)  ->  horizontal 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  inclined,  horizontal)  ->  vertical,  perpendicular 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  sidelong 
 
  3  senses  of  sidelong 
 
  Sense  1 
  askance,  askant,  asquint,  squint,  squint-eyed,  squinty,  sidelong 
  =>  indirect  (vs.  direct) 
 
  Sense  2 
  lateral,  sidelong 
  =>  side(postnominal)  (vs.  top)  (vs.  bottom) 
 
  Sense  3 
  sidelong 
  =>  inclined  (vs.  horizontal)  (vs.  vertical) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  sidelong 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  sidelong 
 
  sidelong  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  sidelong 
  sidelong 
 
  Overview  of  adj  sidelong 
 
  The  adj  sidelong  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  askance,  askant,  asquint,  squint,  squint-eyed,  squinty,  sidelong  --  ((used  especially  of  glances)  directed  to  one  side  with  or  as  if  with  doubt  or  suspicion  or  envy;  "her  eyes  with  their  misted  askance  look"-  Elizabeth  Bowen;  "sidelong  glances") 
  2.  lateral,  sidelong  --  (situated  at  or  extending  to  the  side  "the  lateral  branches  of  a  tree";  "shot  out  sidelong  boughs"-  Tennyson) 
  3.  sidelong  --  (inclining  or  directed  to  one  side  "moved  downward  in  a  sidelong  way"  -  Bram  Stoker) 
 
  Overview  of  adv  sidelong 
 
  The  adv  sidelong  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  sidelong  --  (on  the  side  "the  plow  lay  sidelong  on  the  ground") 
  2.  sidelong  --  (with  the  side  toward  someone  or  something  "seated  sidelong  to  the  window"-  Nathaniel  Hawthorne) 
  3.  sidelong,  sideways,  obliquely  --  (to  toward  or  at  one  side  "darting  eyes  looking  sidelong  out  of  a  wizened  face") 



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