side

Plural: sides

Noun

• a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
  • "they always sat on the right side of the church"
  • "he never left my side"
• one of two or more contesting groups
  • "the Confederate side was prepared to attack"
• either the left or right half of a body
  • "he had a pain in his side"
• a surface forming part of the outside of an object
  • "he examined all sides of the crystal"
• an extended outer surface of an object
  • "he turned the box over to examine the bottom side"
  • "they painted all four sides of the house"
• an aspect of something (as contrasted with some other implied aspect)
  • "he was on the heavy side"
  • "he is on the purchasing side of the business"
  • "it brought out his better side"
• a line segment forming part of the perimeter of a plane figure
  • "the hypotenuse of a right triangle is always the longest side"
• a family line of descent
  • "he gets his brains from his father's side"
• a lengthwise dressed half of an animal's carcass used for food
• an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute
  • "there are two sides to every question"
• an elevated geological formation
  • "the house was built on the side of a mountain"
• (sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist
• A bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape.
• A flat surface of a three-dimensional object; a face.
• One half (left or right, top or bottom, front or back, etc.) of something or someone.
• A region in a specified position with respect to something.
• The portion of the human torso usually covered by the arms when they are not raised; the areas on the left and right between the belly or chest and the back.
• One surface of a sheet of paper (used instead of "page", which can mean one or both surfaces.)
• One possible aspect of a concept, person, or thing.
• One set of competitors in a game.
• A sports team.
• A group of morris dancers who perform together.
• A group having a particular allegiance in a conflict or competition.
• A recorded piece of music; a record, especially in jazz.
• Sidespin; english
• A television channel, usually as opposed to the one currently being watched (from when there were only two channels).
• A dish that accompanies the main course; a side dish.
• A line of descent traced through a particular relative, usually a parent or spouse, as distinguished from that traced through another.
• The batters faced in an inning by a particular pitcher.
• An unjustified air of self-importance; a conceited attitude.
• A written monologue or part of a scene to be read by an actor at an audition.
• A man who prefers not to engage in anal sex during same-sex sexual activity.
• A root.

Verb

Verb Forms: sided, siding, sides

• To agree with or support a particular person or group.
• take sides for or against; ; m siding against the current candidate"
• To ally oneself, be in an alliance, usually with "with" or rarely "in with"
• To lean on one side.
• To be or stand at the side of; to be on the side toward.
• To suit; to pair; to match.
• To work (a timber or rib) to a certain thickness by trimming the sides.
• To furnish with a siding.
• To provide with, as a side or accompaniment.
• To clear, tidy or sort.

Adjective

• located on a side
  • "side fences"
  • "the side porch"

Adj

• Being on the left or right, or toward the left or right; lateral.
• Indirect; oblique; incidental.
• Wide; large; long, pendulous, hanging low, trailing; far-reaching.
• Far; distant.

Adv

• Widely; wide; far.

Examples

• A cube has six sides.
• A square has four sides.
• Although there are two sides to every story, the fallacy that they are inevitably equally ethical is called bothsidesism.
• Clayton Kershaw struck out the side in the 6th inning.
• Do you want a side of cole-slaw with that?
• During the game, my opponent often tried to SIDE with my perceived strategy, but I kept them guessing.
• He had to put a bit of side on to hit the pink ball.
• his mother's side of the family
• I generally sleep on my side.
• I just want to see what's on the other side — James said there was a good film on tonight.
• In the Second World War, the Italians were on the side of the Germans until Italy switched sides in 1943.
• John wrote 15 sides for his essay!
• Look on the bright side.
• Meet me on the north side of the monument.
• My boyfriend and I are both sides; we prefer to do oral and other stuff.
• there are two sides to every question
• to side a house
• Which side has kick-off?
• Which side of the tray shall I put it on?  The patient was bleeding on the right side.
• Which will you side with, good or evil?

Synonyms

English, face, incline, position, side of meat, slope, channel, edge, half, page, station, take side, team

Antonyms

bottom, top

Related Words

alliance, ally, join in

Anagrams of side