roadside

Everyday

1. The roadside is the ground at the edge of a road. tree →
2. Roadside (before a noun) describes something beside a road: a roadside stall, roadside flowers. tree →

In the lessons

Safety lessons: if a car breaks down, people wait at the roadside, away from traffic; walk facing oncoming traffic where there is no pavement. Science: roadside verges are home to wildflowers and insects. Everyday life: roadside stalls sell fruit. Phrases: by the roadside, at the roadside, roadside rubbish, a roadside stall.

Examples

• We stopped at the roadside to fix the tyre. tree →
• Wildflowers grew along the roadside. tree →
• Never play at the roadside. tree →
• A farmer sold strawberries at a roadside stall. tree →
• Don't throw litter at the roadside. tree →
• The car broke down and we waited by the roadside. tree →
• There was an inn by the roadside. tree →

Note

One word. Countable as an adjective use; usually «the roadside». Not the same as «pavement» or «sidewalk», which is made for walking.

In Jewish tradition

In Job it means the edge of the road, where travelers pass; Job says he opened his doors to them.

Interpretation. Tradition holds up Job and Abraham as models of welcoming guests (hachnasat orchim).

Examples

• The stranger did not lodge in the street; my doors I opened to the roadside. (Writings JOB.31.32, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

One word. Countable as an adjective use; usually «the roadside». Not the same as «pavement» or «sidewalk», which is made for walking.