wayside

UK /ˈweɪsaɪd/ US /ˈweɪsaɪd/

noun 2adj 1name 1

Definitions

noun

The side of a road or path.

Many wild flowers grew on the wayside.

A rest area.

adj

Situated near the side of a road or path.

We stopped at a wayside pub.

Many of the wayside stations have staggered platforms, a common arrangement on the S.E.R.

name

A sitio in the barangay of Puguis, La Trinidad, Benguet, Philippines.

Collocations

ADJ.

many, short, small

VERB + WAYSIDE

fall, fallen, falling, fell, grew, stopped, went

WAYSIDE + NOUN

pub, station, stations

PREP.

down, on

ADV.

only, slowly

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — edge of a way or road or path

roadside

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

fall by the wayside

To fail to be completed, particularly for lack of interest; to be left out, to suffer from neglect.

When I faint and fall by the wayside of my cares, it [a "cup of favor"] shall give me strength to bear up, as the refreshments of your sympathy seem to flow from its lip, and when

go by the wayside

To become obsolete or outmoded.

Example Bank

Many wild flowers grew on the wayside.

Wiktionary

We stopped at a wayside pub.

Wiktionary

Many of the wayside stations have staggered platforms, a common arrangement on the S.E.R.

Wiktionary

That tradition has fallen by the wayside.

Tatoeba · #1471187

The mother told the girl that she shouldn't fall by the wayside.

Tatoeba · #3085279

He laid down by the wayside and took a nap under a tree.

Tatoeba · #4025728

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