way·side — /ˈweıˌsaıd/ noun, pl sides [count] : the land next to a road or path Flowers grew along the wayside. often used before another noun a wayside inn/restaurant by the wayside : into a state of no longer being considered … Useful english dictionary
Wayside — Way side , a. Of or pertaining to the wayside; as, wayside flowers. A wayside inn. Longfellow. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wayside — Way side , n. The side of the way; the edge or border of a road or path. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wayside — the side of the road, c.1400, from WAY (Cf. way) + SIDE (Cf. side). To fall by the wayside is from Luke viii:5 … Etymology dictionary
wayside — way•side [[t]ˈweɪˌsaɪd[/t]] n. 1) the side of the way; land immediately adjacent to a road, highway, etc.; roadside 2) located at or along the wayside: a wayside inn[/ex] • Etymology: 1350–1400 … From formal English to slang
wayside — way|side [ˈweısaıd] n literary the side of a road →fall by the wayside at ↑fall1 (16) … Dictionary of contemporary English
wayside — way|side [ weı,saıd ] noun singular the side of a road, especially in the countryside fall/go by the wayside to not be successful or effective any longer … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
wayside — /way suyd /, n. 1. the side of the way; land immediately adjacent to a road, highway, path, etc.; roadside. adj. 2. being, situated, or found at or along the wayside: a wayside inn. [1350 1400; ME; see WAY1, SIDE1] * * * … Universalium
wayside — /ˈweɪsaɪd / (say waysuyd) noun 1. the side of the way; the border or edge of the road or highway. –adjective 2. being, situated, or found at or along the wayside: *it seemed to me that the boss was too fond of going into wayside shanties and town …
wayside — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. roadside, side, on the road, at the curb, by the way, on the way, at the edge … English dictionary for students
fall by the wayside — verb To fail to be completed, particularly for lack of interest; to be left out. Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow: / And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up … Wiktionary