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SIDE

Definition:

1. [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"
   
   
2. [noun] one of two or more contesting groups; "the Confederate side was prepared to attack"
   
   
3. [noun] either the left or right half of a body; "he had a pain in his side"
   
   
4. [noun] 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"
   
   
5. [noun] 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"
   Synonyms: face
   
   
6. [noun] a line segment forming part of the perimeter of a plane figure; "the hypotenuse of a right triangle is always the longest side"
   
   
7. [noun] 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"
   
   
8. [noun] a family line of descent; "he gets his brains from his father's side"
   
   
9. [noun] a lengthwise dressed half of an animal's carcass used for food
   Synonyms: of meat
   
   
10. [noun] an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute; "there are two sides to every question"
    Synonyms: position
    
    
11. [noun] an elevated geological formation; "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of the mountain"
    Synonyms: slope, incline
    
    
12. [noun] (sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist
    Synonyms: English
    
    
13. [verb] take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for; "We all rooted for the home team"; "I'm pulling for the underdog"; "Are you siding with the defender of the title?"
    Synonyms: pull, root
    
    
14. [verb] take the side of; be on the side of; "Whose side are you on?"; "Why are you taking sides with the accused?"
    Synonyms: go with
    
    
15. [adjective] located on a side; "side fences"; "the side porch"
    
    
16. [adjective] added as a consequence or supplement; "a side benefit"
    
    

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Related Words:

• bedside
• blind side
• dockside
• east side
• hand
• north side
• shipside
• south side
• west side
• broadside
• edge
• front
• larboard, port
• nearside
• obverse
• rear, back
• reverse, verso
• sidewall
• soffit
• starboard
• upper surface
• beam-ends
• bottom, underside, undersurface
• front, front end, forepart
• lee, lee side, leeward
• rear, backside, back end
• top, top side, upper side, upside
• downside
• hand
• side of beef
• side of pork
• ascent, acclivity, rise, raise, climb, upgrade
• bank
• bank, cant, camber
• canyonside
• coast
• descent, declivity, fall, decline, declination, declension, downslope
• escarpment, scarp
• hillside
• mountainside, versant
• ski slope

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