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Definition of 'Side'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) side
one of the surfaces forming the outside of something, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.

2.  side
either of the two broad surfaces of a thin flat object, as a door.

3.  side
one of the lateral surfaces of an object, as opposed to the front, back, top, and bottom.

4.  side
either of the two lateral parts or areas of a thing:
the right side and the left side.

5.  side
either lateral half of the body, esp. of the trunk.

6.  side
the dressed, lengthwise half of an animal's body used for food.

7.  side
an aspect; phase:
all sides of a problem.

8.  side
region, direction, or position with reference to a central line, space, or point:
the east side of a city.

9.  side
a slope, as of a hill.

10.  side
one of two or more contesting teams or groups:
Our side won the baseball game.

11.  side
the position, course, or part of a person or group opposing another:
I am on your side.

12.  side
line of descent through either parent.

13.  side
the space immediately adjacent:
Stand at my side.

14.  side
a side dish, esp. in a restaurant.

15.  side
Usu., sides.

16.  side
pages of a script containing only the lines and cues of a specific role.

17.  side
Billiards.

18.  side
Chiefly Brit.

19.  side
affected manner.

20. (adj.) side
being at or on one side.

21.  side
coming from or directed toward one side.

22.  side
subordinate; incidental:
a side issue.

23. (v.i.) side
side with (or against), to support (or oppose), as in an argument or other dispute.

24.  side
in addition to some primary thing.

Definition of 'Side'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) side
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"

2. (noun) side
one of two or more contesting groups
"the Confederate side was prepared to attack"

3. (noun) side
either the left or right half of a body
"he had a pain in his side"

4. (noun) side, face
a surface forming part of the outside of an object
"he examined all sides of the crystal"; "dew dripped from the face of the leaf"

5. (noun) side
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"

6. (noun) side
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"

7. (noun) side
a line segment forming part of the perimeter of a plane figure
"the hypotenuse of a right triangle is always the longest side"

8. (noun) side
a family line of descent
"he gets his brains from his father's side"

9. (noun) side, side of meat
a lengthwise dressed half of an animal's carcass used for food

10. (noun) side, position
an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute
"there are two sides to every question"

11. (noun) slope, incline, side
an elevated geological formation
"he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of a mountain"

12. (adj) English, side
(sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist

13. (verb) side(a)
located on a side
"side fences"; "the side porch"

14. (verb) side
take sides for or against
"Who are you widing with?"; "I"m siding against the current candidate"

Definition of 'Side'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) side
one of the two parts of sth divided down the middle
The girls sat on one side and the boys on the other.; the left/right side of the page

2.  side
one of the surfaces sth has
a mark on the other side of the glass; The entrance is on the side of the building.

3.  side
a flat or straight edge
a triangle has three sides

4.  side
a place next to
He sat quietly at his mother's side.

5.  side
side by side
next to each other
The bride and groom stood side by side.

6.  side
a group with the same opinion in an argument, fight, etc.
He fought on the side of the revolutionaries.

7.  side
take sides/take sb's side
to support one person in an argument
They're both friends of mine, so I'm not taking sides.

8.  side
an aspect of an activity, situation, or person's character
the financial side of the business; a fun event that also has a serious side; a hard businessman with a sweet, caring side

9.  side
a branch of your family
on his mother's/father's side

10.  side
a sports team
Which side are you going to support?

11.  side
a TV channel
There's nothing interesting on this side.

12.  side
from side to side
moving from left to right and back again
The carriage swayed from side to side.

13.  side
on the side
in addition to
I do this work to make a little money on the side.

14.  side
on the ... side
slightly
She's a little on the plump side.

15. (adjective) side
not at the front or in the center
the side entrance

16.  side
secondary
a side question

17. (verb) side
to agree with one person in an argument, fight, etc.
The rebels sided with the former president.

Definition of 'Side'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) Side
of or pertaining to a side, or the sides; being on the side, or toward the side; lateral

2. (adj) Side
hence, indirect; oblique; collateral; incidental; as, a side issue; a side view or remark

3. (noun) Side
the margin, edge, verge, or border of a surface; especially (when the thing spoken of is somewhat oblong in shape), one of the longer edges as distinguished from the shorter edges, called ends; a bounding line of a geometrical figure; as, the side of a field, of a square or triangle, of a river, of a road, etc

4. (noun) Side
any outer portion of a thing considered apart from, and yet in relation to, the rest; as, the upper side of a sphere; also, any part or position viewed as opposite to or contrasted with another; as, this or that side

5. (noun) Side
one of the halves of the body, of an animals or man, on either side of the mesial plane; or that which pertains to such a half; as, a side of beef; a side of sole leather

6. (noun) Side
the right or left part of the wall or trunk of the body; as, a pain in the side

7. (noun) Side
a slope or declivity, as of a hill, considered as opposed to another slope over the ridge

8. (noun) Side
the position of a person or party regarded as opposed to another person or party, whether as a rival or a foe; a body of advocates or partisans; a party; hence, the interest or cause which one maintains against another; a doctrine or view opposed to another

9. (noun) Side
a line of descent traced through one parent as distinguished from that traced through another

10. (noun) Side
fig.: Aspect or part regarded as contrasted with some other; as, the bright side of poverty

11. (noun) Side
long; large; extensive

12. (verb) Side
to lean on one side

13. (verb) Side
to embrace the opinions of one party, or engage in its interest, in opposition to another party; to take sides; as, to side with the ministerial party

14. (verb) Side
to be or stand at the side of; to be on the side toward

15. (verb) Side
to suit; to pair; to match

16. (verb) Side
to work (a timber or rib) to a certain thickness by trimming the sides

17. (verb) Side
to furnish with a siding; as, to side a house

Translation of 'Side'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: (the ground beside) an edge, border or boundary line He walked round the side of the field; He lives on the same side of the street as me.
Afrikaans: kant	Arabic: جانِب	Bulgarian: край
Brazilian: lado	Czech: strana	German: die Seite
Danish: side	Greek: πλευρά	Spanish: lado
Estonian: serv, külg	Farsi: كناره	Finnish: sivu
French: côté	Hebrew: צַד	Hindi: तरफ
Croatian: strana	Hungarian: oldal	Indonesian: sisi
Icelandic: hlið; hinum megin; sömu m	Italian: lato	Japanese: 端
Korean: 측면	Lithuanian: pakraštys, pusė	Latvian: mala; puse
Malay: sebelah	Dutch: kant	Norwegian: side, kant
Polish: strona, bok	Persian: كناره	Pashto: څنډه، اړخ، څنګ، مخ (سطح):
Portuguese: lado	Romanian: parte	Russian: сторона
Slovak: strana	Slovenian: stran	Serbian: strana
Swedish: sida	Thai: ข้าง	Turkish: kenar, kıyı
Taiwanese: 邊	Ukrainian: бік, сторона	Urdu: کنارا، حد
Vietnamese: mép, lề, bờ, ranh giới	Chinese: 边
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