aside
adverb
[ əˈsʌɪd ]
• to one side; out of the way.
• "he pushed his plate aside"
Similar:
to one side,
to the side,
on one side,
alongside,
apart,
away,
separately,
alone,
by oneself/itself,
distant,
detached,
in isolation,
aside
noun
• a remark or passage in a play that is intended to be heard by the audience but unheard by the other characters in the play.
• "Shakespeare's use of asides and soliloquies"
Similar:
whispered remark,
confidential remark,
stage whisper,
soliloquy,
monologue,
apostrophe,
casual remark,
throwaway line,
digression,
parenthetical remark,
incidental remark,
obiter dictum,
deviation,
departure,
red herring,
excursus,
excursion,
Origin:
Middle English (originally on side ): see a2, side.
A-side
noun
• the side of a pop single regarded as the main one.
