What is the meaning of side?

noun

  • A place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location.
    • usage: "they always sat on the right side of the church"; "he never left my side"
  • One of two or more contesting groups.
    • usage: "the Confederate side was prepared to attack"
  • Either the left or right half of a body.
    • usage: "he had a pain in his side"
  • A surface forming part of the outside of an object.
    • usage: "he examined all sides of the crystal"; "dew dripped from the face of the leaf"
  • An extended outer surface of an object.
    • usage: "he turned the box over to examine the bottom side"; "they painted all four sides of the house"
  • An aspect of something (as contrasted with some other implied aspect. )
    • usage: "he was on the heavy side"; "he is on the purchasing side of the business"; "it brought out his better side"
  • A line segment forming part of the perimeter of a plane figure.
    • usage: "the hypotenuse of a right triangle is always the longest side"
  • A family line of descent.
    • usage: "he gets his brains from his father's side"
  • A lengthwise dressed half of an animal's carcass used for food.
  • An opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute.
    • usage: "there are two sides to every question"
  • An elevated geological formation.
    • usage: "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of a mountain"
  • Sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist.

verb

  • Take sides for or against.
    • usage: "Who are you widing with"; "I"m siding against the current candidate"

adjective

  • Located on a side.
    • usage: "side fences"; "the side porch"
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APAWordNet. (2010). side. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/side/definitions/1183511
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "side" http://smartdefine.org/side/definitions/1183511 (accessed September 20, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, side, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/side/definitions/1183511>.
MLAWordNet. "side" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/side/definitions/1183511>
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