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