sideways
adverb/ˈsaɪdweɪz/
Frequency rank: #7,350 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
toward or from one side; in a lateral direction.
Example sentence
The crab moved sideways across the wet sand.
Synonyms & related words
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