NOUN
  • Definition - A second, relatively short length of track just to the side of a railroad track, joined to the main track by switches at one or both ends, used either for unloading freight, or to allow two trains on a same track to meet (opposite directions) or pass (same direction); a railroad siding.
  • Definition - (sometimes) Any auxiliary railroad track, as differentiated from a siding, that runs adjacent to the main track.
  • Definition - A smaller tunnel or well drilled as an auxiliary off a main tunnel or well.
  • Definition - An alternate train of thought, issue, topic, or activity, that is a deviation or distraction from the topic at hand or central activity, and secondary or subordinate in importance or effectiveness.
  • Example - Stay focused on the story; you keep getting lost in all of these little sidetracks.
VERB
  • Definition - To divert (a locomotive or train) on to a lesser used track in order to allow other trains to pass.
  • Example - Stay focused on the story; you keep getting lost in all of these little sidetracks.
  • Definition - To divert or distract (someone) from a main issue or course of action with an alternate or less relevant topic or activity; or, to use deliberate trickery or sly wordplay when talking to (a person) in order to avoid discussion of a subject.
  • Example - I hope you can sidetrack the teacher with questions so we don't have to take the exam.
  • Definition - To sideline; to push aside; to divert or distract from, reducing (something) to a secondary or subordinate position.
  • Example - He has sidetracked this debate for far too long.
  • Definition - To deviate briefly from the topic at hand.
  • Example - Just to sidetrack a little bit from the subject I will explain my reasoning.
Words in your word
9 Letter Words
sidetrack 16 trackside 16
8 Letter Words
acridest 11
6 Letter Words
arcked 13 carked 13 casked 13 dacker 13 detick 13 dicker 13 drecks 13 racked 13 ricked 13 sacked 13 sicked 13 tacked 13 ticked 13 cakier 12 casket 12 crakes 12 creaks 12 ickers 12 racket 12 retack 12 sacker 12 screak 12 sicker 12 strick 12 tacker 12 ticker 12 tracks 12 tricks 12 daiker 11 darkie 11 dikers 11 disker 11 drakes 11 risked 11 skated 11 skited 11 skried 11 staked 11 tasked 11 kaiser 10 kiters 10 kraits 10 skater 10 staker 10 strake 10 streak 10 strike 10 takers 10 traiks 10 trikes 10
5 Letter Words
caked 12 decks 12 dicks 12 dreck 12 cakes 11 carks 11 crake 11 creak 11 icker 11 racks 11 recks 11 ricks 11 stack 11 stick 11 tacks 11 ticks 11 track 11 trick 11 asked 10 darks 10 diker 10 dikes 10 dirks 10 drake 10 dreks 10 irked 10 kadis 10 kited 10 raked 10 skied 10 tsked 10 asker 9 eskar 9 ikats 9 karst 9 karts 9 keirs 9 ketas 9 kiers 9 kiter 9 kites 9 krais 9 krait 9 rakes 9 rakis 9 saker 9 sakti 9 siker 9 skate 9 skier 9
4 Letter Words
deck 11 dick 11 cake 10 cark 10 cask 10 icks 10 rack 10 reck 10 rick 10 sack 10 sick 10 tack 10 tick 10 daks 9 dark 9 desk 9 dike 9 dirk 9 disk 9 drek 9 kadi 9 kids 9 sked 9 skid 9 arks 8 ikat 8 irks 8 kaes 8 kart 8 kats 8 keas 8 keir 8 keta 8 kier 8 kirs 8 kist 8 kite 8 kits 8 krai 8 kris 8 rake 8 raki 8 risk 8 sake 8 saki 8 sark 8 sika 8 sike 8 skat 8 skit 8
3 Letter Words
ick 9 dak 8 kid 8 ark 7 ask 7 irk 7 kae 7 kas 7 kat 7 kea 7 kir 7 kis 7 kit 7 ska 7 ski 7 tsk 7 cad 6 ace 5 act 5 arc 5 car 5 cat 5 cis 5 ice 5 rec 5 sac 5 sec 5 sic 5 tec 5 tic 5 ads 4 aid 4 das 4 die 4 dis 4 dit 4 eds 4 ids 4 rad 4 red 4 rid 4 sad 4 tad 4 ted 4 air 3 ais 3 ait 3 are 3 ars 3 art 3
2 Letter Words
ka 6 ki 6 ad 3 da 3 de 3 ed 3 id 3 ae 2 ai 2 ar 2 as 2 at 2 er 2 es 2 et 2 is 2 it 2 re 2 si 2 ta 2 te 2 ti 2
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