side dish

noun

: a food served separately along with the main course

Examples of side dish in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Once your zucchini is hollowed out, stuff it with your favorite fillings (think seasoned ground meat, grains, sautéed vegetables, and/or cheese), then bake until tender for an easy and satisfying meal or side dish. — Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Aug. 2026

Try steaming, roasting, or air-frying broccoli for a healthy side dish. — Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 14 Aug. 2026

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

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