Side

Definition:

  • (n.) The margin, edge, verge, or border of a surface; especially (when the thing spoken of is somewhat oblong in shape), one of the longer edges as distinguished from the shorter edges, called ends; a bounding line of a geometrical figure; as, the side of a field, of a square or triangle, of a river, of a road, etc.
  • (n.) Any outer portion of a thing considered apart from, and yet in relation to, the rest; as, the upper side of a sphere; also, any part or position viewed as opposite to or contrasted with another; as, this or that side.
  • (n.) One of the halves of the body, of an animals or man, on either side of the mesial plane; or that which pertains to such a half; as, a side of beef; a side of sole leather.
  • (n.) The right or left part of the wall or trunk of the body; as, a pain in the side.
  • (n.) A slope or declivity, as of a hill, considered as opposed to another slope over the ridge.
  • (n.) The position of a person or party regarded as opposed to another person or party, whether as a rival or a foe; a body of advocates or partisans; a party; hence, the interest or cause which one maintains against another; a doctrine or view opposed to another.
  • (n.) A line of descent traced through one parent as distinguished from that traced through another.
  • (n.) Fig.: Aspect or part regarded as contrasted with some other; as, the bright side of poverty.
  • (a.) Of or pertaining to a side, or the sides; being on the side, or toward the side; lateral.
  • (a.) Hence, indirect; oblique; collateral; incidental; as, a side issue; a side view or remark.
  • (n.) Long; large; extensive.
  • (v. i.) To lean on one side.
  • (v. i.) To embrace the opinions of one party, or engage in its interest, in opposition to another party; to take sides; as, to side with the ministerial party.
  • (v. t.) To be or stand at the side of; to be on the side toward.
  • (v. t.) To suit; to pair; to match.
  • (v. t.) To work (a timber or rib) to a certain thickness by trimming the sides.
  • (v. t.) To furnish with a siding; as, to side a house.

Compare side with other words:

facet vs. side

side vs. sighed

side vs. sider

shide vs. side

side vs. sise

sice vs. side

side vs. sipe

side vs. sile

side vs. sided

nide vs. side

side vs. sike

side vs. vide

sida vs. side

aide vs. side

side vs. sidle

ide vs. side

side vs. snide

side vs. sire

bide vs. side

side vs. sie

side vs. size

side vs. slide

ride vs. side

hide vs. side

side vs. tide

quarter vs. side

outskirt vs. side

leg vs. side

side vs. site

like vs. side

side vs. slope

side vs. slip

side vs. woman

perspective vs. side

longilateral vs. side

side vs. trirhomboidal

behither vs. side

obvert vs. side

breasthook vs. side

flitch vs. side

side vs. sideling

hypothenuse vs. side

category vs. side

adjacent vs. side

onset vs. side

cat vs. side

rear vs. side

scaphocephaly vs. side

brookside vs. side

coast vs. side

side vs. trilateral

carriageway vs. side

cognati vs. side

side vs. sidepiece

hemiplegia vs. side

dextral vs. side

potpie vs. side

cutlet vs. side

laterally vs. side

riverside vs. side

jamb vs. side

sector vs. side

bank vs. side

casement vs. side

backside vs. side

bilateral vs. side

selector vs. side

side vs. terrace

side vs. unilateral

lozenge vs. side

side vs. transmontane

crib vs. side

broadside vs. side

flank vs. side

shingle vs. side

side vs. whiplash

side vs. wayside

side vs. waddle

kiosk vs. side

octagonal vs. side

gutter vs. side

askew vs. side

gully vs. side

incircle vs. side

multilateral vs. side

antipodes vs. side

beside vs. side

beset vs. side

astride vs. side

cancel vs. side

askance vs. side

distal vs. side

rampant vs. side

side vs. through

part vs. side

off vs. side

cap vs. side

side vs. single

appeal vs. side

side vs. width

alongside vs. side

batsman vs. side

reveal vs. side

across vs. side

side vs. walk

front vs. side

bracket vs. side

side vs. tangent

side vs. sine

cosine vs. side

side vs. siding

alliance vs. side

pair vs. side

match vs. side

ally vs. side

side vs. suit

side vs. upside

side vs. underside

side vs. sidewinder

side vs. sideways

side vs. sidelong

side vs. sidetrack

side vs. sideboard

seaside vs. side

outside vs. side

inside vs. side

hillside vs. side

countryside vs. side

aside vs. side

side vs. station

page vs. side

dish vs. side

channel vs. side

english vs. side

allegiance vs. side

side vs. team

side vs. sports

side vs. thing

person vs. side

aspect vs. side

concept vs. side

half vs. side

face vs. side

shape vs. side

side vs. surface

edge vs. side

far vs. side

bounding vs. side

distant vs. side

side vs. trailing

hanging vs. side

pendulous vs. side

large vs. side

long vs. side

respect vs. side

side vs. trigonometry

order vs. side

profile vs. side

side vs. wide

attack vs. side

lane vs. side

foot vs. side

scalene vs. side

hand vs. side

board vs. side

open vs. side

adverse vs. side

note vs. side

sect vs. side

event vs. side

side vs. will