Side Meaning and Definition

Word: Side

How to pronounce: saɪd

Noun

Definitions:

1. A position to the left or right of an object, place, or central point.

Example sentences: "A town on the other side of the river"

2. An upright or sloping surface of a structure or object that is not the top or bottom and generally not the front or back.

Example sentences: "A car crashed into the side of the house"

3. A part or region near the edge and away from the middle of something.

Example sentences: "A minivan was parked at the side of the road"

4. A person or group opposing another or others in a dispute, contest, or debate.

Example sentences: "The two sides agreed to resume border trade"

5. A particular aspect of a situation or a person's character.

Example sentences: "Her ability to put up with his disagreeable side"

6. Subsidiary to or less important than something.

Example sentences: "A side dish of fresh vegetables"

7. Horizontal spinning motion given to a ball.

Example sentences: "The ancillary action of the cue ball, when using side spin to compensate for throw, is an entirely different subject that can not be covered here."

Verb

Definitions:

1. Support or oppose in a conflict, dispute, or debate.

Example sentences: "He felt that Max had betrayed him by siding with Beatrice"

2. Provide with a side or sides; form the side of.

Example sentences: "The hills that side a long valley"

Synonyms:

party

direction

hand

slope

way

wall

face

contracting parties

lateral

flank

position

wing

edge

end

angle

by the side

aspect

facet

adverse

Antonyms:

right side

front

main

major

Derivations:

sideline

sideband

sidewards

sided

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Side in Other Languages...

Spanish: Lado

German: Seite

French: Côté

Italian: Lato

Turkish: Taraflı