side dish

noun

: a food served separately along with the main course

Examples of side dish in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Chaos fatigue isn’t the only side dish being served with the recent rash of court orders; chaos consequences appear to be on a platter as well. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026

The beans, which originally had been intended as a side dish, were now a beautiful, beige soup topped with a drizzle of olive oil and a splash of vinegar. — Margy Rochlin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Serve it warm or at room temperature as a side dish—or eat the leftovers cold the next day. — Sarah Jampel, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Aug. 2026

This summer side dish is an easy way to use up fresh okra from the farmers’ market. — Brennan Long, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 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