Definitions For Aside

noun

  • A message that departs from the main subject
  • A line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage
  • A comment spoken by a character in a play that is heard by the audience but is supposedly not heard by other characters on stage
  • A comment that is spoken quietly to someone so that it cannot be heard by other people who are present
  • A comment or discussion that does not relate directly to the main subject being discussed

adverb

  • Not taken into account or excluded from consideration
  • In reserve; not for immediate use
  • On or to one side
  • Out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts)
  • Placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose
  • In a different direction

verb

  • To or toward the side

Is Asides a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
7
Words with Friends
7

The word Aside is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Aside in a Sentence

  • He stepped aside and let her pass.
  • He threw his coat aside.
  • She laid the book aside.
  • She made a joke about the food in a muttered aside to her husband.
  • The book includes several lengthy asides about the personal lives of scientists involved in the project.
  • In his speech he mentioned her contributions almost as an aside, despite the fact that she was the one who came up with the idea originally.

Synonyms for Aside

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