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Side

noun
/saɪd/
Word Frequency: 189.0

Definitions

1.nounA bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape.
"A square has four sides."
2.nounA flat surface of a three-dimensional object; a face.
"A cube has six sides."
3.nounOne 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."
4.nounA region in a specified position with respect to something.
"Meet me on the north side of the monument."
5.nounThe 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."
6.nounOne surface of a sheet of paper (used instead of "page", which can mean one or both surfaces.)
"John wrote 15 sides for his essay!"
7.nounOne possible aspect of a concept, person or thing.
"Look on the bright side."
8.nounOne set of competitors in a game.
"Which side has kick-off?"
9.nounA sports team.
10.nounA group having a particular allegiance in a conflict or competition.
"In the second world war, the Italians were on the side of the Germans."
11.nounA recorded piece of music; a record, especially in jazz.
12.nounSidespin; english
"He had to put a bit of side on to hit the pink ball."
13.nounA 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."
14.nounA dish that accompanies the main course; a side dish.
"Do you want a side of cole-slaw with that?"
15.nounA line of descent traced through one parent as distinguished from that traced through another.
"his mother's side of the family"
16.nounThe batters faced in an inning by a particular pitcher
"Clayton Kershaw struck out the side in the 6th inning."
17.nounAn unjustified air of self-importance.
18.nounA written monologue or part of a scene to be read by an actor at an audition.
19.nounA 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."
20.verbTo ally oneself, be in an alliance, usually with "with" or rarely "in with"
"Which will you side with, good or evil?"
21.verbTo lean on one side.
22.verbTo be or stand at the side of; to be on the side toward.
23.verbTo suit; to pair; to match.
24.verbTo work (a timber or rib) to a certain thickness by trimming the sides.
25.verbTo furnish with a siding.
"to side a house"
26.verbTo provide with, as a side or accompaniment.
27.adjectiveBeing on the left or right, or toward the left or right; lateral.
28.adjectiveIndirect; oblique; incidental.
"a side issue; a side view or remark"

Synonyms

edgefacehalfteampagechannelstationtake sidepositionsidelongincidentslope

Rhymes With

abidestridesnidechidederideprovideglidepreoccupied
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