aside
To or on one side so as to be out of the way.
Adverb 2 meanings
To or on one side so as to be out of the way.
“Move aside, please, so that these people can come through.”
Excluded from consideration.
“unusual circumstances aside”
Adjective 1 meaning
Not in perfect symmetry; distorted laterally, especially of the human body.
Noun 3 meanings
An incidental remark to a person next to one made discreetly but not in private, audible only to that person.
An incidental remark to a person next to one made discreetly but not in private, audible only to that person. (theater) A brief comment by a character addressing the audience, unheard by other characters.
A minor related mention, an afterthought.
Etymology
From Middle English aside, asyde, a-side, oside, from Middle English on side, from Old English on sīdan (literally “on (the) side (of)”), equivalent to a- + side. Compare beside.
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ASIDE at a glance
ASIDE has 5 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (A 1 + S 1 + I 1 + D 2 + E 1) and 6 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,457 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with aside
All rhymesOne letter away
- ABIDE8
- AMIDE8
- AZIDE15
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