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1alongside
adverb along·side \-ˈsīd\
: along or close at the side
Full Definition of ALONGSIDE
1
: along the side : in parallel position
2
: at the side : close by <a guard with a prisoner alongside>
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First Known Use of ALONGSIDE
1707
Rhymes with ALONGSIDE
Akenside, algicide, alkoxide, almond-eyed, Argus-eyed, bleary-eyed, bona fide, Christmastide, citified, citywide, classified, coincide, corporate-wide, countrified, countryside, countrywide, cut-and-dried, cyanide, deicide, demand-side, dignified, dioxide, double-wide, eagle-eyed, Eastertide, ecocide, eventide, far and wide, feticide, formamide, fratricide, freedom ride, fungicide, genocide, germicide, gimlet-eyed, glassy-eyed, goggle-eyed, googly-eyed, gospel side, great divide, harborside, herbicide, homicide, honeyguide, humified, matricide, Merseyside, misty-eyed, miticide, monoxide, mountainside, nationwide, Naugahyde, Oceanside, on the side, open-eyed, override, overstride, parricide, Passiontide, patricide, pesticide, planetwide, qualified, rarefied, raticide, regicide, riverside, Riverside, set-aside, side by side, silverside, sissified, slickenside, spermicide, starry-eyed, subdivide, suicide, supply-side, trisulfide, underside, verbicide, vermicide, viricide, waterside, Whitsuntide, wintertide
2alongside
preposition
: next to (someone or something)
: along the side of (something)
: at the same time as (something) : together with (something)
Full Definition of ALONGSIDE
2
a : in company with <men she has been working alongside — Richard Halloran> b : in addition to <a special category alongside the awards it annually presents — Horizon>
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First Known Use of ALONGSIDE
1735
ALONGSIDE Defined for Kids
1alongside
adverb along·side \ə-ˈlȯŋ-ˌsīd\
Definition of ALONGSIDE for Kids
: along or by the side <Walk alongside your sister.>
2alongside
preposition
Definition of ALONGSIDE for Kids
: parallel to <Bring the boats alongside the dock.>
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