wayside

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wayside¹

  • /ˈweɪsaɪd/

Where it comes from

From Middle English waye syde, equivalent to way + side.

noun waysides

  1. The side of a road or path. Many wild flowers grew on the wayside.

    Similar: roadside

  2. A rest area.

adjective

  1. not comparable Situated near the side of a road or path. We stopped at a wayside pub.

Wayside²

proper noun

  1. An unincorporated community in Jones County, Georgia.
  2. A census-designated place in Montgomery County, Kansas.
  3. An unincorporated community in Washington County, Mississippi.
  4. An unincorporated community in Tinton Falls borough and Ocean Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey.
  5. An unincorporated community in Armstrong County, Texas.
  6. An unincorporated community in Lynn County, Texas.
  7. An unincorporated community in Roberts County, Texas.
  8. An unincorporated community in Monroe County, West Virginia.
  9. An unincorporated community in the town of Morrison, Brown County, Wisconsin.
  10. A sitio in the barangay of Puguis, La Trinidad, Benguet, Philippines.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: roadside, road, path, way, hatch, trapdoor, route, dustbin, tile, ditch, journey, carpet, land, trap, track, trapping

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adj situated near the side of a road

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"wayside." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/wayside. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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wayside. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/wayside

Chicago

"wayside." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/wayside.

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@misc{wayside_2026,
  title = {wayside},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wayside},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}