side

noun

  1. 1

    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

  2. 2

    either the left or right half of a body

    he had a pain in his side

  3. 3

    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

  4. 4

    an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute

    there are two sides to every question

  5. 5

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

  6. 6

    a lengthwise dressed half of an animal's carcass used for food

  7. 7

    a family line of descent

    he gets his brains from his father's side

  8. 8

    one of two or more contesting groups

    the Confederate side was prepared to attack

  9. 9

    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

  10. 10

    a line segment forming part of the perimeter of a plane figure

    the hypotenuse of a right triangle is always the longest side

  11. 11

    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

  12. 12

    an elevated geological formation

    he climbed the steep slope

    the house was built on the side of a mountain

Synonyms

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