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"