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   side

   /sʌɪd/

   noun

   • 1. a position to the left or right of an object, place, or central point: "a town on the other side of the river"
   • ▪ either of the two halves of an object, surface, or place regarded as divided by an imaginary central line: "she lay on her side of the bed" Similar halfpartcarriagewaylanehemisphere
   • ▪ the right or the left part of a person's or animal's body, especially of the human torso: "he has been paralysed down his right side since birth"
   • ▪ a place or position closely adjacent to someone: "his wife stood at his side"
   • ▪ either of the lateral halves of the body of a butchered animal, or of an animal prepared for eating: "a side of beef"
   • 2. an upright or sloping surface of a structure or object that is not the top or bottom and generally not the front or back: "a car crashed into the side of the house"
   • ▪ the part of the hull of a boat extending from stem to stern between the gunwale and the waterline: "he hefted the anchor over the side"
   • ▪ each of the flat surfaces of a solid object: "cubes with a different decoration on each of the six sides"
   • ▪ either of the two surfaces of something flat and thin, such as paper: "comments should not exceed one side of A4 paper" Similar surfacefaceplanepartfacetaspectfacade
   • ▪ the amount of writing needed to fill one side of a sheet of paper: "do not write more than three sides"
   • ▪ either of the two faces of a record or of the two separate tracks on a length of recording tape: "the other side of the original 78 is free of any distortion"
   • 3. a part or region near the edge and away from the middle of something: "a minibus was parked at the side of the road" Similar edgebordervergeboundarymarginfringefringesflankbrinkbankbrimrimlipperimetercircumferenceextremityperipherylimitouter limitlimitsboundboundshandliterary:margebournskirtOpposite centreheartend
   • ▪ each of the lines forming the boundary of a plane rectilinear figure: "the farm buildings formed three sides of a square"
   • 4. a person or group opposing another or others in a dispute, contest, or debate: "the two sides agreed to resume border trade" Similar factioncampbloccliquecaucusententeaxisringpartywingsplinter groupsectclanset
   • ▪ a sports team: British "there was a mixture of old and young players in their side" Similar teamsquadline-upcrew
   • ▪ the position, interests, or attitude of one person or group, especially when regarded as being in opposition to another or others: "Mrs Burt hasn't kept her side of the bargain" Similar point of viewviewpointviewperspectiveopinionway of thinkingmindstandpointstancestandpositionattitudepostureoutlookframe of referenceslantaspectanglefacet
   • 5. a particular aspect of a situation or a person's character: "her ability to put up with his disagreeable side"
   • ▪ a person's kinship or line of descent as traced through either their father or mother: "Richard was of French descent on his mother's side"
   • 6. a television channel considered as one of two or more that are available: informal British "what's on the other side?"
   • 7. subsidiary to or less important than something: "a side dish of fresh vegetables" Similar subordinatelesserlowerlower-levelsecondaryminorperipheralincidentaltangentialmarginalancillarysubsidiarysubservientnon-essentialinessentialimmaterialborderlineirrelevantbeside the pointof little accountextraneousunimportantless importantOpposite centralprimary
   • ▪ a dish served as subsidiary to the main one: North American "sides of German potato salad and red cabbage"
   • 8. horizontal spinning motion given to a ball.
   • ▪ spin given to the cue ball in snooker and billiards by hitting it on one side. British
   • 9. boastful or pretentious manner or attitude: informal British "there was absolutely no side to him" Similar pretensionpretentiousnessaffectationaffectednessostentationostentatiousnessartificialityattitudinizingairsairs and gracessuperciliousnessposingposturingshowing offboastingboastfulnesshypocrisysnobberyshowflashinesspompositypompousnessflatulencegrandiositygrandnessinformal:snootinessguyverrare:fustian
   • 10. either of a pair of things: West Indian "a pair of shoes, one side winged by a bullet"

   verb

   • 1. support or oppose in a conflict, dispute, or debate: "he felt that Max had betrayed him by siding with Beatrice"
   • 2. provide with a side or sides; form the side of: "the hills that side a long valley"

   Word Origin Old Englishsīde ‘left or right part of the body’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zijde and German Seite, probably from a base meaning ‘extending lengthways’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. sideless adjective

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