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sideward

/ˈsaɪdwərd/ /ˈsaɪdwɚd/

Meanings
adjective adverb
Toward a side.

Examples :

"The crab moved with a sideward shuffle across the sand. "
direction

Related Words

Illustration sand

sand noun

/sænd/

Rock that is ground more finely than gravel, but is not as fine as silt (more formally, see grain sizes chart), forming beaches and deserts and also used in construction.

"The children played happily on the sandy beach. "

Illustration mouse

mouse noun

/maʊs/

Any small rodent of the genus Mus.

"The scientist caught a small mouse scurrying in the lab. "

Illustration moved

moved verb

/muːvd/

To change place or posture; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another.

"A ship moves rapidly."

Illustration glance

glance noun

/ɡlɑːns/ /ɡlæns/

A brief or cursory look.

"She gave a quick glance at the clock before rushing out the door. "

Illustration with

with adverb

/wɪθ/ /wɪð/

Along, together with others, in a group, etc.

"Do you want to come with?"

Illustration side

side noun

/saɪd/

A bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape.

"A square has four sides."

Illustration shuffle

shuffle noun

/ˈʃʌfəl/

The act of shuffling cards.

"He made a real mess of the last shuffle."

Illustration across

across noun

/əˈkɹɑs/ /əˈkɹɒs/ /əˈkɹɔs/

(crosswords, often in combination) A word that runs horizontally in the completed puzzle grid or its associated clue.

"I solved all of the acrosses, but then got stuck on 3 down."

Illustration crab

crab noun

/kɹæb/

A crustacean of the infraorder Brachyura, having five pairs of legs, the foremost of which are in the form of claws, and a carapace.

"The crab scurried across the sandy beach, its large claws outstretched. "

Illustration toward

toward adjective

/tɘ.ˈwoːd/ /tə.ˈwɔːd/ /tʊ.ˈwɔɹd/

Yielding, pliant; docile; ready or apt to learn; not froward.

"My younger sister is very toward; she learns new things quickly and easily. "

Illustration before

before adverb

/bɪˈfɔː/ /biˈfɔɹ/

At an earlier time.

"Before dinner, I finished my homework. "

Illustration pouncing

pouncing verb

/ˈpaʊnsɪŋ/

To sprinkle or rub with pounce powder.

"to pounce paper, or a pattern"