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"
  • synonyms: face
• 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.
  • synonyms: side of meat
• An opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute.
  • usage: "there are two sides to every question"
  • synonyms: position
• An elevated geological formation.
  • usage: "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of a mountain"
  • synonyms: slope, incline
• Sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist.
  • synonyms: English

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"