side
noun
- 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
either the left or right half of a body
he had a pain in his side
- 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
an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute
there are two sides to every question
- 5
(sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist
- 6
a lengthwise dressed half of an animal's carcass used for food
- 7
a family line of descent
he gets his brains from his father's side
- 8
one of two or more contesting groups
the Confederate side was prepared to attack
- 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
a line segment forming part of the perimeter of a plane figure
the hypotenuse of a right triangle is always the longest side
- 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
an elevated geological formation
he climbed the steep slope
the house was built on the side of a mountain
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