aside (n.)

  1. a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage

  2. a message that departs from the main subject

    [ Syn: digression , excursus , divagation , parenthesis ]

    aside (adv.)

  1. on or to one side; step aside; stood aside to let him pass; threw the book aside; put her sewing aside when he entered'

  2. out of the way (especially away from ones thoughts); brush the objections aside; pushed all doubts away

    [ Syn: away , away , away , away , away , away , away , away ]

  3. not taken into account or excluded from consideration; these problems apart, the country is doing well; all joking aside, I think youre crazy

    [ Syn: apart , apart , apart , apart , apart , apart , apart , apart ]

  4. in a different direction; turn aside; turn away ones face; glanced away

    [ Syn: away , away , away , away , away , away , away , away ]

  5. placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose; had a feeling of being set apart; quality sets it apart; a day set aside for relaxing

    [ Syn: apart , apart , apart , apart , apart , apart , apart , apart ]

  6. in reserve; not for immediate use; started setting aside money to buy a car; put something by for her old age; has a nest egg tucked away for a rainy day

    [ Syn: by , by , away , away , by , by , away , away , by , by , away , away , by , by , away , away ]

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