side

(sīd)
n.

1. Mathematics.
   1. A line bounding a plane figure.
   2. A surface bounding a solid figure.
2. A surface of an object, especially a surface joining a top and bottom: the four sides of a box.
3. A surface of an object that extends more or less perpendicularly from an observer standing in front: the side of the ship.
4. Either of the two surfaces of a flat object: the front side of a piece of paper; the two sides of a record.
5. 1. The part within an object or area to the left or right of the observer or of its vertical axis.
   2. The left or right half of the trunk of a human or animal body: always sleeps on his side; a side of beef.
6. 1. The space immediately next to someone: stood at her father's side.
   2. The space immediately next to something. Often used in combination: courtside; dockside.
7. One of two or more contrasted parts or places within an area, identified by its location with respect to a center: the north side of the park.
8. An area separated from another area by an intervening feature, such as a line or barrier: on this side of the Atlantic; the district on the other side of the railroad tracks.
9. 1. One of two or more opposing individuals, groups, teams, or sets of opinions.
   2. One of the positions maintained in a dispute or debate. See synonyms at phase.
10. A distinct aspect: the shy side of his personality.
11. Line of descent: my aunt on my mother's side.
12. An incomplete script that shows the lines and cues of a single performer only. Often used in the plural.
13. Chiefly British. Affected superiority; arrogance.

adj.

1. Located on a side: a side door.
2. From or to one side; oblique: a side view.
3. Minor; incidental: a side interest.
4. In addition to the main part; supplementary: a side benefit.

v., sid·ed, sid·ing, sides.

v.tr.

1. To provide sides or siding for: side a frame house with aluminum.
2. To be positioned next to: a couch that is sided by low tables.
3. To be in agreement with; support.

v.intr.
To align oneself in a disagreement: sided with the conservatives in Congress; siding against the bill.

idioms:

on the side

1. In addition to the main portion: coleslaw on the side.
2. In addition to the main occupation or activity: did some consulting work on the side.

side by side

1. Next to each other; close together.

this side of Informal.

1. Verging on; short of: shady deals that were just this side of criminal.

[Middle English, from Old English sīde.]

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also side with

noun

1. One of two or more contrasted parts or places identified by its location with respect to a center: flank, hand. See place.
2. One of two or more opposing opinions, actions, or attitudes, as in a disagreement: part. See perspective.
3. The particular angle from which something is considered: angle², aspect, facet, frame of reference, hand, light¹, phase, regard, respect. See perspective.

verb

To furnish with a covering of a different material: clad, cover, face, sheathe, skin. See surface/depth.

phrasal verb - side with

To aid the cause of by approving or favoring: advocate, back, champion, endorse, get behind, plump for, recommend, stand behind, stand by, support, uphold. Idioms: align oneself with, go to bat for, take the part of. See support/oppose.

Idioms beginning with side:
sidelines
side against
side by side
side street
side with

See also blind spot (side); bright side; can't hit the broad side of a barn; choose up (sides); get on someone's good side; get up on the wrong side of bed; in good with (on someone's good side); know which side of bread is buttered; laugh out of the other side of one's mouth; let someone (the side) down; on someone's side; on the safe side; on the side; on the side of the angels; other side of the coin; right side of the tracks; right-side out; right-side up; seamy side; split one's sides; sunny-side up; take aside (to one side); take sides; this side of; thorn in one's flesh (side); work both sides of the street; wrong side of.

adj

Definition: minor; flanking
Antonyms: central, important, major, primary, serious

n

Definition: edge, exteriority of object
Antonyms: back, center, extremity, front, inside, middle, torso

Horn of an altar, that on the south being the Epistle side and that on the north the Gospel side.

IN BRIEF: The right or left part of an object. Also: The area next to a person.

The dog always stayed at her side.

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sign description: One hand moves down the side of the body.

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noun
noun, Brit

1: Boastfulness, swagger; often in phr. to put on side, to give oneself airs. (1878 —) .
B. Mason But they soon warmed to his lively personality and the sanctifying remark—'He's a good sort; no side about him', was heard three days after he arrived (1980).

2: on the side orig US Secretly or illicitly; often used with reference to extramarital sexual affairs. (1893 —) .
R. L. Hudson What would some of you say if I told you that I, as a married man, have had three women on the side? (1968).

3: US A recording; a record. (1936 —) .
J. Baldwin 'How about some sides?'...Lorenzo put on something...by the Modern Jazz Quartet (1960).

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To one side.

• s. bar — see siderod.
• s. effect — a consequence other than that for which an agent is used, especially an adverse effect on another organ system.
• s. lines — a means of restraining a horse which can also be used for casting. A 60 ft cotton rope is knotted so that there is a fixed loop in the center. This is placed over the head and seated on the shoulder and the two ends passed between the forelimbs. Each rope end is passed around a hind pastern and brought back to the shoulder loop. Pulling one of the legs up so that the hoof just reaches the ground is used as restraint to prevent the horse rearing. Pulling both legs forward causes the horse to fall.
• s. reins — see side rein.

For a list of words related to side, see:

• General Sports Terminology
• Baseball - side: the batters who come up in a particular half-inning, e.g. “he got the side out in order in the fifth inning”
• Reflections and References

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See words rhyming with "side."

  See crossword solutions for the clue Side.

Dansk (Danish)
suff. - -sides

Français (French)
suff. - (suff.) dirigé vers un côté, pas principal, d'importance secondaire

Deutsch (German)
suff. - ...seits, ...seiten

Ελληνική (Greek)
suff. - από την πλευρά

Español (Spanish)
suff. - el área inmediatamente cercana a algo

Svenska (Swedish)
suff. - -sides

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
旁的, 次要的, 侧的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
suff. - 旁的, 次要的, 側的

한국어 (Korean)
suff. - 한쪽의, 곁의

עברית (Hebrew)
suff. - ‮(סופית) צד‬

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