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side

/ side /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
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"
Type of:
surface
Kinds of:
broadside edge front larboard port
verb Sense 2
take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for
"We all rooted for the home team"
"I''m pulling for the underdog"
"Are you siding with the defender of the title?"
Type of:
back endorse indorse
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 3
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
"they always sat on the right side of the church"
"he never left my side"
Type of:
region part
Kinds of:
bedside blind side dockside east side hand
noun Sense 4
a line segment forming part of the perimeter of a plane figure
"the hypotenuse of a right triangle is always the longest side"
Type of:
line
noun Sense 5
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"
Type of:
surface
Kinds of:
beam-ends bottom underside undersurface front
Derived:
face
noun Sense 6
one of two or more contesting groups
"the Confederate side was prepared to attack"
Type of:
unit social unit
Derived:
go with pull root
Domain:
game war warfare
noun Sense 7
a family line of descent
"he gets his brains from his father''s side"
Type of:
lineage line line of descent
noun Sense 8
a lengthwise dressed half of an animal''s carcass used for food
Type of:
cut cut of meat
Kinds of:
side of beef side of pork
noun Sense 9
an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute
"there are two sides to every question"
Type of:
opinion view
noun Sense 10
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"
Type of:
aspect facet
Kinds of:
downside hand
noun Sense 11
either the left or right half of a body
"he had a pain in his side"
Type of:
area region
Has parts:
torso trunk body
Domain:
homo man human being
verb Sense 12
take the side of; be on the side of
"Whose side are you on?"
"Why are you taking sides with the accused?"
Opposites:
straddle
Type of:
choose take select
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 13
(sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist
Type of:
spin
Domain:
sport athletics
noun Sense 14
an elevated geological formation
"he climbed the steep slope"
"the house was built on the side of the mountain"
Type of:
geological formation formation
Kinds of:
ascent acclivity rise raise climb
Has parts:
natural elevation elevation
Derived:
slope incline pitch
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
14
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
64
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

surface broadside edge front larboard port back endorse indorse region part bedside