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Noun | 1. | ![]() region, part - the extended spatial location of something; "the farming regions of France"; "religions in all parts of the world"; "regions of outer space" bedside - space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person); "the doctor stood at her bedside" blind side - the side on which your vision is limited or obstructed dockside - the region adjacent to a boat dock east side - the side that is on the east hand - a position given by its location to the side of an object; "objections were voiced on every hand" north side - the side that is on the north shipside - the part of a wharf that is next to a ship south side - the side that is on the south west side - the side that is on the west |
2. | side - one of two or more contesting groups; "the Confederate side was prepared to attack" game - a contest with rules to determine a winner; "you need four people to play this game" war, warfare - the waging of armed conflict against an enemy; "thousands of people were killed in the war" political science, politics, government - the study of government of states and other political units social unit, unit - an organization regarded as part of a larger social group; "the coach said the offensive unit did a good job"; "after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit" | |
3. | side - either the left or right half of a body; "he had a pain in his side" animal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna, brute - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement human, human being, man - any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage | |
4. | side - a surface forming part of the outside of an object; "he examined all sides of the crystal"; "dew dripped from the face of the leaf" beam-ends - (nautical) at the ends of the transverse deck beams of a vessel; "on her beam-ends" means heeled over on the side so that the deck is almost vertical windward - the side of something that is toward the wind back end, backside, rear - the side of an object that is opposite its front; "his room was toward the rear of the hotel" surface - the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object; "they skimmed over the surface of the water"; "a brush small enough to clean every dental surface"; "the sun has no distinct surface" top side, upper side, upside, top - the highest or uppermost side of anything; "put your books on top of the desk"; "only the top side of the box was painted" | |
5. | side - an extended outer surface of an object; "he turned the box over to examine the bottom side"; "they painted all four sides of the house" beam - the broad side of a ship; "they sighted land on the port beam" broadside - the whole side of a vessel from stem to stern; "the ship was broadside to the dock" edge - a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object; "he rounded the edges of the box" front - the side that is seen or that goes first larboard, port - the left side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose nearside - the side of a vehicle nearest the kerb obverse - the side of a coin or medal bearing the principal stamp or design back, rear - the side that goes last or is not normally seen; "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph" sidewall - the side of an automobile tire; "the car had white sidewalls" soffit - the underside of a part of a building (such as an arch or overhang or beam etc.) starboard - the right side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose surface - the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary; "there is a special cleaner for these surfaces"; "the cloth had a pattern of red dots on a white surface" upper surface - the side that is uppermost | |
6. | side - an aspect of something (as contrasted with some other implied aspect); "he was on the heavy side"; "he is on the purchasing side of the business"; "it brought out his better side" aspect, facet - a distinct feature or element in a problem; "he studied every facet of the question" downside - a negative aspect of something that is generally positive; "there is a downside even to motherhood" hand - one of two sides of an issue; "on the one hand..., but on the other hand..." | |
7. | side - a line segment forming part of the perimeter of a plane figure; "the hypotenuse of a right triangle is always the longest side" line - a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent | |
8. | side - a family line of descent; "he gets his brains from his father's side" | |
9. | side - a lengthwise dressed half of an animal's carcass used for food cut of meat, cut - a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass side of beef - dressed half of a beef carcass side of pork - dressed half of a hog carcass | |
10. | side - an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute; "there are two sides to every question" | |
11. | ![]() acclivity, ascent, climb, upgrade, raise, rise - an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise" bank - sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water); "they pulled the canoe up on the bank"; "he sat on the bank of the river and watched the currents" camber, cant, bank - a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force canyonside - the steeply sloping side of a canyon coast - a slope down which sleds may coast; "when it snowed they made a coast on the golf course" escarpment, scarp - a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion geological formation, formation - (geology) the geological features of the earth hillside - the side or slope of a hill mountainside, versant - the side or slope of a mountain; "conifer forests cover the eastern versant" natural elevation, elevation - a raised or elevated geological formation piedmont - a gentle slope leading from the base of a mountain to a region of flat land ski slope - a snow-covered slope for skiing | |
12. | side - (sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist spin - a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile) | |
Verb | 1. | side - take sides for or against; "Who are you widing with?"; "I"m siding against the current candidate" |
Adj. | 1. | side - located on a side; "side fences"; "the side porch" bottom - situated at the bottom or lowest position; "the bottom drawer" top - situated at the top or highest position; "the top shelf" |