Meaning & use
Side dish
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A food item served alongside the main course of a meal.
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Roasted vegetables made a colorful sidedish for the grilled chicken.
Every holiday dinner needs at least one good sidedish, like mashed potatoes or stuffing.
A note on using this word
Usually written as two words, 'side dish'; the closed, single-word form appears mainly in informal or casual writing.
Words with a similar meaning
accompanimentside order
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Words with an opposite meaning
entréemain course
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