'Side' definitions:

Definition of 'side'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Located on a side; "side fences"; "the side porch" [ant: bottom(a), top(a)]
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"
noun
One of two or more contesting groups; "the Confederate side was prepared to attack"
noun
Either the left or right half of a body; "he had a pain in his side"
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" [syn: side, face]
noun
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"
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"
noun
A line segment forming part of the perimeter of a plane figure; "the hypotenuse of a right triangle is always the longest side"
noun
A family line of descent; "he gets his brains from his father's side"
noun
A lengthwise dressed half of an animal's carcass used for food [syn: side, side of meat]
noun
An opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute; "there are two sides to every question" [syn: side, position]
noun
An elevated geological formation; "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of a mountain" [syn: slope, incline, side]
noun
(sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist [syn: English, side]
verb
Take sides for or against; "Who are you widing with?"; "I"m siding against the current candidate"

Definition of 'Side'

From: GCIDE
  • Side \Side\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sided; p. pr. & vb. n. Siding.]
  • 1. To lean on one side. [Obs.] --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To embrace the opinions of one party, or engage in its interest, in opposition to another party; to take sides; as, to side with the ministerial party. [1913 Webster]
  • All side in parties, and begin the attack. --Pope. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Side'

From: GCIDE
  • Side \Side\, v. t.
  • 1. To be or stand at the side of; to be on the side toward. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • His blind eye that sided Paridell. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To suit; to pair; to match. [Obs.] --Clarendon. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Shipbuilding) To work (a timber or rib) to a certain thickness by trimming the sides. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To furnish with a siding; as, to side a house. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Side'

From: GCIDE
  • Side \Side\, a.
  • 1. Of or pertaining to a side, or the sides; being on the side, or toward the side; lateral. [1913 Webster]
  • One mighty squadron with a side wind sped. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Hence, indirect; oblique; collateral; incidental; as, a side issue; a side view or remark. [1913 Webster]
  • The law hath no side respect to their persons. --Hooker. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. [AS. s[imac]d. Cf Side, n.] Long; large; extensive. [Obs. or Scot.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • His gown had side sleeves down to mid leg. --Laneham. [1913 Webster]
  • Side action, in breech-loading firearms, a mechanism for operating the breech block, which is moved by a lever that turns sidewise.
  • Side arms, weapons worn at the side, as sword, bayonet, pistols, etc.
  • Side ax, an ax of which the handle is bent to one side.
  • Side-bar rule (Eng. Law.), a rule authorized by the courts to be granted by their officers as a matter of course, without formal application being made to them in open court; -- so called because anciently moved for by the attorneys at side bar, that is, informally. --Burril.
  • Side box, a box or inclosed seat on the side of a theater. [1913 Webster]
  • To insure a side-box station at half price. --Cowper. [1913 Webster]
  • Side chain, (a) one of two safety chains connecting a tender with a locomotive, at the sides. (b) (Chem.) a chain of atoms attached to the main structure of a large molecule, especially of a polymer.
  • Side cut, a canal or road branching out from the main one. [U.S.]
  • Side dish, one of the dishes subordinate to the main course.
  • Side glance, a glance or brief look to one side.
  • Side hook (Carp.), a notched piece of wood for clamping a board to something, as a bench.
  • Side lever, a working beam of a side-lever engine.
  • Side-lever engine, a marine steam engine having a working beam of each side of the cylinder, near the bottom of the engine, communicating motion to a crank that is above them.
  • Side pipe (Steam Engine), a steam or exhaust pipe connecting the upper and lower steam chests of the cylinder of a beam engine.
  • Side plane, a plane in which the cutting edge of the iron is at the side of the stock.
  • Side posts (Carp.), posts in a truss, usually placed in pairs, each post set at the same distance from the middle of the truss, for supporting the principal rafters, hanging the tiebeam, etc.
  • Side rod. (a) One of the rods which connect the piston-rod crosshead with the side levers, in a side-lever engine. (b) See Parallel rod, under Parallel.
  • Side screw (Firearms), one of the screws by which the lock is secured to the side of a firearm stock.
  • Side table, a table placed either against the wall or aside from the principal table.
  • Side tool (Mach.), a cutting tool, used in a lathe or planer, having the cutting edge at the side instead of at the point.
  • Side wind, a wind from one side; hence, an indirect attack, or indirect means. --Wright. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Side'

From: GCIDE
  • Side \Side\ (s[imac]d), n. [AS. s[imac]de; akin to D. zijde, G. seite, OHG. s[imac]ta, Icel. s[imac]?a, Dan. side, Sw. sida; cf. AS. s[imac]d large, spacious, Icel. s[imac]?r long, hanging.]
  • 1. 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Any outer portion of a thing considered apart from, and yet in relation to, the rest; as, the upper side of a sphere; also, any part or position viewed as opposite to or contrasted with another; as, this or that side. [1913 Webster]
  • Looking round on every side beheld A pathless desert. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (a) One of the halves of the body, of an animals or man, on either side of the mesial plane; or that which pertains to such a half; as, a side of beef; a side of sole leather. (b) The right or left part of the wall or trunk of the body; as, a pain in the side. [1913 Webster]
  • One of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side. --John xix. 34. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. A slope or declivity, as of a hill, considered as opposed to another slope over the ridge. [1913 Webster]
  • Along the side of yon small hill. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. The position of a person or party regarded as opposed to another person or party, whether as a rival or a foe; a body of advocates or partisans; a party; hence, the interest or cause which one maintains against another; a doctrine or view opposed to another. [1913 Webster]
  • God on our side, doubt not of victory. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • We have not always been of the . . . same side in politics. --Landor. [1913 Webster]
  • Sets the passions on the side of truth. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
  • 7. A line of descent traced through one parent as distinguished from that traced through another. [1913 Webster]
  • To sit upon thy father David's throne, By mother's side thy father. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 8. Fig.: Aspect or part regarded as contrasted with some other; as, the bright side of poverty. [1913 Webster]
  • By the side of, close at hand; near to.
  • Exterior side. (Fort.) See Exterior, and Illust. of Ravelin.
  • Interior side (Fort.), the line drawn from the center of one bastion to that of the next, or the line curtain produced to the two oblique radii in front. --H. L. Scott.
  • Side by side, close together and abreast; in company or along with.
  • To choose sides, to select those who shall compete, as in a game, on either side.
  • To take sides, to attach one's self to, or give assistance to, one of two opposing sides or parties. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'side'

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Words containing 'Side'