siding
noun
Simple meaning
Material applied to the outside of a building to make it weatherproof.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
sydingSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈsaɪdɪŋ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
CanadaUS
Material applied to the outside of a building to make it weatherproof
canadaus
A building material which covers and protects the sides of a house or other building.
rail transport
A short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass
rail transport
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).
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Material applied to the outside of a building to make it weatherproof
Used this way, siding is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use siding
- “The train waited on the siding for the express train to pass by.”noun
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