side

Meanings

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

• 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.

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

bottom, top

Related Words

alliance, ally, join in

Anagrams of side