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— English words —

• sidetrack n. (Rail transport) A second, relatively short length of track just to the side of a railroad track, joined…
• sidetrack n. (Sometimes) Any auxiliary railroad track, as differentiated from a siding, that runs adjacent to the main track.
• sidetrack n. (Mining) A smaller tunnel or well drilled as an auxiliary off a main tunnel or well.
• sidetrack n. An alternate train of thought, issue, topic, or activity, that is a deviation or distraction from the…
• sidetrack v. (Rail transport) To divert (a locomotive or train) on to a lesser used track in order to allow other trains to pass.
• sidetrack v. To divert or distract (someone) from a main issue or course of action with an alternate or less relevant…
• sidetrack v. To sideline; to push aside; to divert or distract from, reducing (something) to a secondary or subordinate position.
• sidetrack v. (Intransitive) To deviate briefly from the topic at hand.
• side␣track n. Alternative form of sidetrack.

— English words, defined in French —

• sidetrack v. Détourner, entraîner hors du droit chemin.
• sidetrack v. Mettre sur une voie de garage (au propre et au figuré).

78 English words from 9 English definitions

action activity adjacent allow alternate Alternative Any aside at␣hand auxiliary briefly course course␣of␣action deviate deviation differentiated distract distraction divert drilled form from hand in␣order in␣order␣to Intransitive issue joined just length less lesser locomotive main Mining of␣a off on␣to order other pass position push Rail railroad railroad␣track Rail␣transport reducing relatively relevant runs second secondary short side sideline sidetrack siding smaller someone something Sometimes subordinate that that␣is the thought topic to␣the track train train␣of␣thought trains transport tunnel used well with

3 English words from 2 foreign definitions

droit garage propre

12 foreign words from 2 foreign definitions

au␣figuré au␣propre chemin Détourner entraîner figuré hors Mettre sur une voie voie␣de␣garage

6 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

sidetracks side␣tracks sidetracked sidetracker sidetrackers sidetracking

One time in the middle (New word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

inside␣tracks

One prefix (New word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

inside␣track

27 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ack ACK det Det DET det. Det. detrack ETR ide Ide IDE -ide RAC rac- rack RACK sid Sid SID sid' side Side -side tra TRA track

30 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

art Art ART 'art art. arte- car Car CAR cart Cart CART carte Carte carted dis dIs Dis DIs DIS 'dis dis- EDI Edis RTÉ Rte. RTed ted Ted TED

3 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

dirt␣cakes Kardecist trackside

11 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

Beck's␣triad breadstick bread-stick Kardecists mistracked sidetracks side␣tracks skiptraced skirt␣dance stink␣cedar tracksides

12 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

acridest carked␣it creadits detracks dickster dirt␣cake drastick rackedst Radeckis Red␣Stick Tedricks trackies

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