Definitions for sidings

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sidings sid·ing

Spelling: [sahy-ding]

IPA: /ˈsaɪ dɪŋ/

Sidings is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 66 anagrams from letters in sidings (dgiinss).

Definitions for sidings

noun

1. a short railroad track, opening onto a main track at one or both ends, on which one of two meeting trains is switched until the other has passed.
2. any of several varieties of weatherproof facing for frame buildings, composed of pieces attached separately as shingles, plain or shaped boards, or of various units of sheet metal or various types of composition materials.
3. one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
4. either of the two broad surfaces of a thin, flat object, as a door, a piece of paper, etc.
5. one of the lateral surfaces of an object, as opposed to the front, back, top, and bottom.
6. either of the two lateral parts or areas of a thing:
7. either lateral half of the body, especially of the trunk, of a human or animal.
8. the dressed, lengthwise half of an animal's body, as of beef or pork, used for food.
9. an aspect or phase, especially as contrasted with another aspect or phase:
10. region, direction, or position with reference to a central line, space, or point:
11. a slope, as of a hill.
12. one of two or more contesting teams, groups, parties, etc.:
13. the position, course, or part of a person or group opposing another:
14. line of descent through either the father or the mother:
15. the space immediately adjacent to something or someone indicated:
16. Informal. a side dish, as in a restaurant:
17. Usually, sides. Theater. pages of a script containing only the lines and cues of a specific role to be learned by a performer. the lines of the role.
18. Nautical. the hull portion that is normally out of the water, located between the stem and stern to port or starboard.
19. Billiards. English (def 8).
20. either of the two surfaces of a phonograph record or the two tracks on a audiotape. Slang. a phonograph record.
21. Chiefly British Slang. affected manner; pretension; assumed haughtiness: impudence; gall:

Idioms

1. on the side, Informal. separate from the main issue or point of interest. in addition to one's regular, or known work, interest, relationships, etc.: as a side dish:
2. on the adjective side, rather more than less; tending toward (the quality or condition specified):
3. side by side, next to one another; together. closely associated or related; in proximity:
4. take sides, to give one's support to one person or group in a dispute; be partial to one side:
5. the far side, the farther or opposite side:

adjective

1. being at or on one side:
2. coming from one side.
3. directed toward one side:
4. subordinate or incidental:

Verb phrases

1. side with/against, to favor or support or refuse to support one group, opinion, etc., against opposition; take sides, as in a dispute:

Origin of sidings

First recorded in 1595-1605; side¹ + -ing¹

Examples for sidings

The instrument is attached to the Anglo-Australian Telescope at the siding Spring Observatory, northwest of Sydney, Australia.

In the battle between content and distribution, investors thus far seem to be siding with the creative types.

The private signal was hoisted at the siding, and the train stopping, they both got in.

siding with Obama on anything, no matter how sensical, is a risky move for a would-be Republican presidential candidate.

As the rebels departed, they blew up an 81-car munitions train stranded on a siding.

There were long lines of cars, some upon the main track, others on the siding.

They awoke one morning to find the car on a siding at the One Girl mine.

And here was Claire siding with Marion against him; and calling him a ruffian!

The Faribault House, covered with siding, is still standing.

He accused her of siding with “Denver Democrats” to “make energy rates higher in rural areas.”