siding

Meanings

Plural: sidings

Noun

a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass
material applied to the outside of a building to make it weatherproof
A building material which covers and protects the sides of a house or other building.
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).

Verb

take sides for or against; ; m siding against the current candidate"
present participle and gerund of side

Origin / Etymology

From side + -ing (“material, collection”).

Synonyms

cladding, railroad siding, side, sidetrack, turnout

Scrabble Score: 8

siding is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
siding is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
siding is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

siding is a valid Words With Friends word