side

1. (satellite adjective) added as a consequence or supplement; "a side benefit"

2. (verb) take sides with; align oneself with; sympathize with
Synonyms: root
Related Words: back, endorse, plump for, plunk for, support

3. (satellite adjective) minor or subordinate; `by' is often used in combination; "a side interest"; "a by (or bye) effect"; "only a by comment"; "by-election"; "bye-election"; "a by-product"; "by-play"
Synonyms: by, bye

4. (verb) take the side of; be on the side of; "Whose side are you on?" "Why are you taking sides with the accused?"
Synonyms: go with
Related Words: choose, pick out, select, take
Antonyms: straddle

5. (adjective) located on a side; "side fences"; "the side porch"
Antonyms: bottom, top

6. (noun) a extended outer surface of an object; "he turned the box over to examine the bottom side"; "they painted all four sides of the house"
Related Words: back, broadside, edge, front, larboard, nearside, obverse, port, rear, reverse, sidewall, starboard, surface, upper surface, verso

7. (noun) either the left or right half of a body (human or animal); "he had a pain in his side"
Related Words: area, region

8. (noun) 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"
Related Words: aspect, facet, hand

9. (noun) an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute; "there are two sides to every question"
Synonyms: position
Related Words: opinion, view

10. (noun) a lengthwise dressed half of an animal's carcass used for food
Synonyms: side of meat
Related Words: cut, cut of meat, side of beef, side of pork

11. (noun) a family line of descent; "he gets his brains from his father's side"
Related Words: ancestry, blood, blood line, bloodline, descent, line, line of descent, lineage, origin, parentage, pedigree, stock

12. (noun) one of two or more contesting groups (in games or war or politics); "the Confederate side was prepared to attack"
Related Words: social unit, unit

13. (noun) 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"
Synonyms: face
Related Words: back end, backside, beam-ends, bottom, forepart, front, front end, lee, lee side, leeward, rear, surface, top, top side, underside, undersurface, upper side, upside

14. (noun) a line segment forming part of the perimeter of a plane figure; "the hypotenuse of a right triangle is always the longest side"
Related Words: line

15. (noun) 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"
Related Words: bedside, dockside, east side, hand, north side, part, region, shipside, south side, west side

16. (noun) (sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist
Synonyms: English
Related Words: spin

17. (noun) an elevated geological formation; "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of the mountain"
Synonyms: incline, slope
Related Words: acclivity, ascent, bank, camber, cant, canyonside, climb, decline, declivity, descent, downslope, fall, formation, geological formation, geology, hillside, mountainside, raise, rise, upgrade



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