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PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: side

1	n adj	a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location located on a side
2	n v	an aspect of something (as contrasted with some other implied aspect) take sides for or against
3	n	(sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: side

n 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”

Types:: show 9 types...; hide 9 types...; bedside
space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person); 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; 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

Type of:: part, region
the extended spatial location of something

n either the left or right half of a body

“he had a pain in his side”

Type of:: area, region
a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve

n a lengthwise dressed half of an animal's carcass used for food

Synonyms:: side of meat

Types:: side of beef
dressed half of a beef carcass; side of pork
dressed half of a hog carcass; pork belly
side of fresh pork

Type of:: cut, cut of meat
a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass

n an elevated geological formation

“the house was built on the side of a mountain”

Synonyms:: incline, slope

Types:: show 17 types...; hide 17 types...; acclivity, ascent, climb, raise, rise, upgrade
an upward slope or grade (as in a road); bank
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water); bank, camber, cant
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; declension, declination, decline, declivity, descent, downslope, fall
a downward slope or bend; escarpment, scarp
a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion; hillside
the side or slope of a hill; mountainside, versant
the side or slope of a mountain; 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; brae
a slope or hillside; downhill
the downward slope of a hill; riverbank, riverside
the bank of a river; steep
a steep place (as on a hill); uphill
the upward slope of a hill; waterside
land bordering a body of water

Type of:: formation, geological formation
(geology) the geological features of the earth

n 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”

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the broad side of a ship; broadside
the whole side of a vessel from stem to stern; edge
a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object; 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; reverse, verso
the side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal design; sidewall
the side of an automobile tire; 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; upper surface
the side that is uppermost; bevel, cant, chamfer
two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees; bezel
a sloping edge on a cutting tool; bow, fore, prow, stem
front part of a vessel or aircraft; brim, lip, rim
the top edge of a vessel or other container; ceiling
the overhead upper surface of a covered space; curb, curbing, kerb
an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter); deckle, deckle edge
rough edge left by a deckle on handmade paper or produced artificially on machine-made paper; facade, frontage, frontal
the face or front of a building; face
the side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object); featheredge
a thin tapering edge; frontispiece
front illustration facing the title page of a book; groin
a curved edge formed by two intersecting vaults; head
(usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head; cutting edge, knife edge
the sharp cutting side of the blade of a knife; leading edge
forward edge of an airfoil; milling
corrugated edge of a coin; nose
a front that resembles a human nose (especially the front of an aircraft); nose
the front or forward projection of a tool or weapon; nose cone, ogive
front consisting of the conical head of a missile or rocket that protects the payload from heat during its passage through the atmosphere; razor edge
an edge that is as sharp as the cutting side of a razor; shirtfront
the front of a shirt (usually the part not covered by a jacket); shopfront, storefront
the front side of a store facing the street; usually contains display windows; after part, poop, quarter, stern, tail
the rear part of a ship; empennage, tail, tail assembly
the rear part of an aircraft; tail
(usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head; trailing edge
the rear edge of an airfoil

Type of:: surface
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary

n a surface forming part of the outside of an object

“he examined all sides of the crystal”

Synonyms:: face

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(nautical) at the ends of the transverse deck beams of a vessel; bottom, underside, undersurface
the lower side of anything; forepart, front, front end
the side that is forward or prominent; lee, lee side, leeward
the side of something that is sheltered from the wind; windward
the side of something that is toward the wind; back end, backside, rear
the side of an object that is opposite its front; top, top side, upper side, upside
the highest or uppermost side of anything; base
a flat bottom on which something is intended to sit; bilge
where the sides of the vessel curve in to form the bottom; crest, crown
the center of a cambered road; heel
the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation; sole
the underside of footwear or a golf club; poll
the part of the head between the ears; crown, pate, poll
the top of the head; nape, nucha, scruff
the back side of the neck; underbelly
lower side; forefront, head
the part in the front or nearest the viewer; rearward
direction toward the rear; desktop
the top of a desk; rooftop
the top of a (usually flat) roof; tiptop
the extreme top or summit

Type of:: surface
the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object

n 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
a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent

adj located on a side

“side fences”

“the side porch”

Synonyms: broadside
toward a full side; lateral, sidelong
situated at or extending to the side

Antonyms:: top
situated at the top or highest position; bottom
situated at the bottom or lowest position; best
(superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities; high
(literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high'); apical
situated at an apex; crowning
forming or providing a crown or summit; topmost, upmost, uppermost
at or nearest to the top; upper
the topmost one of two; bottommost, lowermost, nethermost
farthest down; inferior
lower than a given reference point; nether
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n 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”

Types:: downside
a negative aspect of something that is generally positive; hand
one of two sides of an issue

Type of:: aspect, facet
a distinct feature or element in a problem

n an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute

“there are two sides to every question”

Synonyms:: position

Type of:: opinion, view
a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof

n one of two or more contesting groups

“the Confederate side was prepared to attack”

Type of:: social unit, unit
an organization regarded as part of a larger social group

n a family line of descent

“he gets his brains from his father's side”

Type of:: ancestry, blood, blood line, bloodline, descent, line, line of descent, lineage, origin, parentage, pedigree, stemma, stock
the descendants of one individual

v take sides for or against

“"I"m siding against the current candidate”

Types:: pull, root for
take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for

Type of:: align, array
align oneself with a group or a way of thinking

n (sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist

Synonyms:: English

Type of:: spin
a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile)

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