14
laterally(adverb, edge, aslope, obliquely, exteriority)
11
sidelong(adjective, adverb, cross, edge, side)
10
obliquely(adverb, edge, exteriority, diagonally, slantingly)
9
aside(adverb, edge, exteriority, laterality, to one side)
9
crabwise(adjective, adverb, cross, edge, side)
8
sideway
7
sidewise
6
edgeways(adjective, adverb, cross, edge, side)
6
side(noun, adjective, cross, minor, flanking)
6
to the side(expression, idiom, adverb, edge, aslope)
5
alongside(adverb, edge, exteriority, laterality, to one side)
5
aslant(adjective, adverb, cross, edge, upright)
5
broadside(adverb, edge, aslope, obliquely, slantwise)
5
lateral
5
oblique(adjective, cross, side, slant, slanting)
5
sidewards(adverb, edge, aslope, obliquely, slantwise)
4
abreast(laterality, to one side)
4
askant
4
aslope(adjective, adverb, edge, slant, slanting)
4
athwart(adverb, edge, exteriority)
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