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side

/saɪd/

noun

Meaning

  • A bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape.

    "A square has four sides."

  • A flat surface of a three-dimensional object; a face.

    "A cube has six sides."

  • One half (left or right, top or bottom, front or back, etc.) of something or someone.

    "Which side of the tray shall I put it on?  The patient was bleeding on the right side."

  • A region in a specified position with respect to something.

    "Meet me on the north side of the monument."

  • 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.

    "I generally sleep on my side."

  • One surface of a sheet of paper (used instead of "page", which can mean one or both surfaces.)

    "John wrote 15 sides for his essay!"

  • One possible aspect of a concept, person or thing.

    "Look on the bright side."

  • One set of competitors in a game.

    "Which side has kick-off?"

  • A sports team.

  • A group having a particular allegiance in a conflict or competition.

    "In the second world war, the Italians were on the side of the Germans."

  • A recorded piece of music; a record, especially in jazz.

  • Sidespin; english

    "He had to put a bit of side on to hit the pink ball."

  • A television channel, usually as opposed to the one currently being watched (from when there were only two channels).

    "I just want to see what's on the other side — James said there was a good film on tonight."

  • A dish that accompanies the main course; a side dish.

    "Do you want a side of cole-slaw with that?"

  • A line of descent traced through one parent as distinguished from that traced through another.

    "his mother's side of the family"

  • The batters faced in an inning by a particular pitcher

    "Clayton Kershaw struck out the side in the 6th inning."

  • An unjustified air of self-importance.

  • 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 homosexual intercourse.

    "My boyfriend and I are both sides, so we prefer to do oral on each other."

Synonyms

edge,
face,
half,
team,
page,
channel,
station

verb

Meaning

  • To ally oneself, be in an alliance, usually with "with" or rarely "in with"

    "Which will you side with, good or evil?"

  • 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 side a house"

  • To provide with, as a side or accompaniment.

Synonyms

take side

adjective

Meaning

  • Being on the left or right, or toward the left or right; lateral.

  • Indirect; oblique; incidental.

    "a side issue; a side view or remark"