siding
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siding¹
- /ˈsaɪdɪŋ/
Rhymes with -aɪdɪŋ
noun sidings
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A building material which covers and protects the sides of a house or other building.
Ugh. If there's one thing I can't stand it's cheesy vinyl siding.
Similar: cladding
siding²
- /ˈsaɪdɪŋ/
Rhymes with -aɪdɪŋ
verb
- present participle and gerund of side Whenever he hears an argument, he can't help siding with one party or the other.
siding³
- /ˈsaɪdɪŋ/
Rhymes with -aɪdɪŋ
Where it comes from
From side + -ing (“derivative noun, having the quality of”).
noun sidings
- A second, relatively short length of track just to the side of a railroad track, joined to the main track by switches at one or both ends, used either for loading or unloading freight, storing trains or other rail vehicles; or to allow two trains on a same track to meet (opposite directions) or pass (same direction) (the latter sense is probably an American definition). They slept where they could, sometimes in an empty truck on a siding near the station, sometimes in a cart behind a warehouse; [...]
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: sidetrack, railroad siding, clapboard, shiplap, pavement, paving, coating, lining, liner, garage, pathway, sheeting, spike, path, sheathing, way
Translations
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noun material to cover the sides of a building
| Español | revestimiento exterior |
|---|---|
| Português | tapume, tabique |
| Français | bardage |
| Deutsch | Außenverkleidung, Gebäudeverkleidung, Hausverkleidung, Fassadenverkleidung, Verkleidung |
verb siding with one party or another
| Deutsch | zu jemandem halten |
|---|
noun side track
| Español | apartadero |
|---|---|
| Français | voie de garage |
| Deutsch | Nebengleis, Abstellgleis |
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title = {siding},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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