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siding.

A building material which covers and protects the sides of a house or other building.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsaɪdɪŋ/
  1. A building material which covers and protects the sides of a house or other building.

    Canada · US · countable · uncountable
    Ugh. If there's one thing I can't stand it's cheesy vinyl siding.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side English -ing English siding From side + -ing (“material, collection”).

noun/ˈsaɪdɪŋ/
  1. 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 loading or unloading freight, storing trains or other rail vehicles; or to allow two trains on a same track to meet (opposite directions) or pass (same direction) (the latter sense is probably an American definition).

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side English -ing English siding From side + -ing (“derivative noun, having the quality of”).

verb/ˈsaɪdɪŋ/
  1. present participle and gerund of side

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
    Whenever he hears an argument, he can't help siding with one party or the other.
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