side (saɪd
)
Definitions
noun
- a line or surface that borders anything
- geometry
- any line segment forming part of the perimeter of a plane geometric figure
- another name for face (sense 13)
- either of two parts into which an object, surface, area, etc, can be divided, esp by a line, median, space, etc ⇒
the right side and the left side
lateral - either of the two surfaces of a flat object ⇒
the right and wrong side of the cloth
- a surface or part of an object that extends vertically ⇒
the side of a cliff
- either half of a human or animal body, esp the area around the waist, as divided by the median plane ⇒
I have a pain in my side
- the area immediately next to a person or thing ⇒
he stood at her side
- a district, point, or direction within an area identified by reference to a central point ⇒
the south side of the city
- the area at the edge of a room, road, etc, as distinguished from the middle
- aspect or part ⇒
look on the bright side
his cruel side
- one of two or more contesting factions, teams, etc
- a page in an essay, book, etc
- a position, opinion, etc, held in opposition to another in a dispute
- line of descent ⇒
he gets his brains from his mother's side
- informal a television channel
- billiards snooker spin imparted to a ball by striking it off-centre with the cue
English - British slang insolence, arrogance, or pretentiousness ⇒
to put on side
- See on one side
- See on the heavy side
- See on the side
- See side by side
- See take sides
adjective
- being on one side; lateral
- from or viewed as if from one side
- directed towards one side
- not main; subordinate or incidental ⇒
side door
side road
verb
- (intr) with to support or associate oneself with a faction, interest, etc
- (tr) to provide with siding or sides
- (tr; often foll by away or up) Northern England dialect to tidy up or clear (dishes, a table, etc)
Word Origin
Old English sīde; related to sīd wide, Old Norse sītha side, Old High German sītaSynonyms
View thesaurus entry=
district,
area,
region,
quarter,
sector,
neighbourhood,
vicinity,
locality,
locale,
neck of the woods,
=
subordinate,
minor,
secondary,
subsidiary,
lesser,
marginal,
irrelevant,
indirect,
peripheral,
incidental,
ancillary,
extraneous,
non-essential,
Quotations
"There are two sides to every question"
Translations
- British English:
side
The side of something is a place to the left or right of it.On the left side of the door there's a door bell.saɪd NOUN On the left side of the door there's a door bell.
- Spanish:
lado
nm
- French:
côté
nm
- German:
Seite
nf
- Chinese: 侧 n
- Arabic: جانِب n
- Portuguese: lado nm
- Russian: сторона nf
- Croatian: strana nf
- Czech: strana nf
- Danish: side nutr
- Dutch: zijde n
- Finnish: reuna n
- Greek: πλευρά nf
- Italian: lato nm
- Japanese: 側 n
- Korean: 측면 n
- Norwegian: side nm
- Polish: strona nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: lado nm
- European Spanish:
lado
nm
- Swedish: sida nutr
- Thai: ด้าน n
- Turkish: taraf n
- Vietnamese: cạnh n
- British English:
side
The side of something is its edge.A square has four sides.saɪd NOUN A square has four sides.
- French:
bord
nm
- Arabic: جَنْب n
- Brazilian Portuguese: lado nm
Usage examples
A heap of rubble from the crumbled outer wall was piled up on the other side.
, TREASON KEEP (2001)I removed the planks all right, and waited by the side of the river to watch him fall in.
Country Life (2004)If all three teams finished level then a mathematical formula would eliminate the weakest side and the other two would contest the play-off.
Irish Times (2002)'What impressed me was the way all 26 players in the squad worked for each other to produce a very good side.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Some said that 15 per cent would get side effects - about 30 million people.
, THE MEDICAL MYSTERIES E-OMNIBUS (2001)