side dish

noun

: a food served separately along with the main course

Examples of side dish in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The side dishes are traditional green beans, corn, potato salad, cole slaw, mac-and-cheese and ranch beans. — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Aug. 2026

Turn classic Southern cornbread salad into a fresh, new side dish that almost feels like a cornbread panzanella with a Tex-Mex twist. — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2026

Must-order side dishes include authentic, crisp and skinny French fries, redolent of truffle, and giant slices of roasted Brussels sprouts. — Connie Ogle july 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026

Samuelsson said its inclusion is more than just a great side dish. — Martie Bowser, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1702, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for side dish

• cuttlefish
• jellyfish
• sablefish
• bluefish
• catfish
• codfish
• crawfish
• dogfish
• finfish
• flatfish
• goldfish
• groundfish

Kids Definition

side dish

noun

: food served separately along with the main course