English to English
side
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adjective (a)
- Of or pertaining to a side, or the sides; being on the side, or toward the side; lateral.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location(noun.location)Example:
They always sat on the right side of the church.
He never left my side.
source: wordnet30 - one of two or more contesting groups(noun.group)Example:
The Confederate side was prepared to attack.
source: wordnet30 - either the left or right half of a body(noun.body)Example:
He had a pain in his side.
source: wordnet30 - a surface forming part of the outside of an object(noun.location)Example:
He examined all sides of the crystal.
source: wordnet30 - an extended outer surface of an object(noun.artifact)Example:
He turned the box over to examine the bottom side.
They painted all four sides of the house.
source: wordnet30 - an aspect of something (as contrasted with some other implied aspect)(noun.cognition)Example:
He was on the heavy side.
He is on the purchasing side of the business.
It brought out his better side.
source: wordnet30 - a line segment forming part of the perimeter of a plane figure(noun.location)Example:
The hypotenuse of a right triangle is always the longest side.
source: wordnet30 - a family line of descent(noun.group)Example:
He gets his brains from his father's side.
source: wordnet30 - a lengthwise dressed half of an animal's carcass used for food(noun.food)source: wordnet30
- an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute(noun.communication)Example:
There are two sides to every question.
source: wordnet30 - (sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist(noun.event)source: wordnet30
- 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.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- take sides for or against(verb.competition)source: wordnet30
- To lean on one side.(verb)source: webster1913
- To be or stand at the side of; to be on the side toward.(verb)source: webster1913