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Definitions of side
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take the side of; be on the side of; " Whose side are you on?"; " Why are you taking sides with the accused?"
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Broad surface of anything; part; part of an animal between the hip and shoulder; party; margin.
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Long; large; extensive.
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Lateral surface.
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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.
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Situated at or on one side; lateral; minor; subsidiary.
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To embrace the opinions of one party in opposition to another.
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Fig.: Aspect or part regarded as contrasted with some other; as, the bright side of poverty.
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One of the two lateral margins or surfaces of a body, midway between the front and back.
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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.
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take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for; " We all rooted for the home team"; " I'm pulling for the underdog"; " Are you siding with the defender of the title?"
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Towards the side; lateral.
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Lateral; indirect.
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a family line of descent; " he gets his brains from his father's side"
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Either of two opposite opinions.
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To work ( a timber or rib) to a certain thickness by trimming the sides.
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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"
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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.
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To embrace the opinion or cause of one party against another.
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Any one of the bounding lines or surfaces of an object.
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The edge or border of anything: the surface of a solid: a part of a thing as seen by the eye: region: part: the part of an animal between the hip and shoulder: any party, interest, or opinion opposed to another: faction: line of descent.
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The right or left part of the wall or trunk of the body; as, a pain in the side.
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To range oneself on the side; followed by with.
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Hence, indirect; oblique; collateral; incidental; as, a side issue; a side view or remark.
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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"
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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.
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To take the part of one against another: followed by with; as, he sided with the Unionists.
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A lateral part of a surface or object.
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Being on or toward the side: lateral: indirect.
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To lean to one party.
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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"
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To suit; to pair; to match.
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an elevated geological formation; " he climbed the steep slope"; " the house was built on the side of the mountain"
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either the left or right half of a body ( human or animal); " he had a pain in his side"
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The part of a body lying between the extremity of the front and back throughout its entire length; the margin; edge; border; quarter; region; party; sect; branch of a family; any part or position viewed as opposite, or as contrasted with another; used to denote consanguinity, as, by the mother's side.
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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"
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A slope or declivity, as of a hill, considered as opposed to another slope over the ridge.
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To lean on one side.
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To furnish with a siding; as, to side a house.
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either the left or right half of a body; " he had a pain in his side"
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a line segment forming part of the perimeter of a plane figure; " the hypotenuse of a right triangle is always the longest side"
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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.
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Lateral; being on or toward the side; oblique; indirect.
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To embrace the opinions of a party, or engage in its interest.
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A line of descent traced through one parent as distinguished from that traced through another.
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( sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist
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one of two or more contesting groups; " the Confederate side was prepared to attack"
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To stand at the side of. To take sides, to attach one's self to the interest of a party. To choose sides, to select parties for competition.
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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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an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute; " there are two sides to every question"
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The broad and long part or surface of a thing; margin or edge; the rib part of an animal; the part between the top and bottom, as the slope of a hill; one part of a thing; quarter; region; party; faction; sect; separate line of descent.
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To be or stand at the side of; to be on the side toward.
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Lateral; laterally placed; minor; incidental.
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A party; sect.
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a lengthwise dressed half of an animal's carcass used for food
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The edge or bounding line of a surface, especially one of the longer lines as distinguished from the ends; one of the surfaces or faces that limit a solid; the right or left part of an object or of the body; a party of men upholding a cause against another group; as, truth is on our side; a line of descent through a parent; as, a cousin on the mother's side.
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one of two or more contesting groups ( in games or war or politics); " the Confederate side was prepared to attack"
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located on a side; " side fences"; " the side porch"
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added as a consequence or supplement; " a side benefit"
Quotes of side
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If you can once engage people's pride, love, pity, ambition on your side you need not fear what their reason can do against you.
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I used to be a mean maniac. Someone once threw a firecracker at a show and I jumped off the side of the stage and whacked 'em on the side of the head.
– Dick Dale -
It's like our relationship is always about the other side that isn't the obvious side
– Rosario Dawson -
I have nothing to ask but that you would remove to the other side that you may not, by intercepting the sunshine, take from me what you cannot give.
– Diogenes -
We need better coordination on the international side just as they need better and more effective efforts on the Somali side We have too many reconstruction and development assistance plans.
– Jan Egeland -
They always win who side with God.
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Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral.
– Paulo Freire -
We all live in a free Poland, and there would be no free Poland without you, Twenty -five years ago, I did not stand on the same side together with you, but today I have no doubts that it was your vision of Poland which led us in the right direction.
– Aleksander Kwasniewski -
We began building this incredible new foundation in this restaurant, and that's what began giving me the left -hand side of tradition and the right -hand side my new palate.
– Emeril Lagasse -
My grandfather, on my father's side helped to draft one of the first constitutions of China. He was a fairly well -known scholar.
– Maya Lin -
I understand why people do vote on the conservative side of the ticket because people have a tendency to go for strong governments when really, from an idealistic point of view, it's a bad thing.
– David Lloyd -
Donald had reached its further edge, and could hear the rush of the stream from the deep obscurity of the abyss below, when there rose from the opposite side a strain of the most delightful music he had ever heard.
– Hugh Miller -
In debate, one randomly was assigned to one side or the other. This had at least one virtue- it made one see that there was more than one side to these complex issues.
– Joseph E. Stiglitz -
Sometimes some of these little side excursions are useful and I manage to fit them in the book somewhere.
– Jack Vance -
Ford used to come to work in a big car with two Admiral's flags, on each side of the car. His assistant would be there with his accordion, playing, Hail to the Chief.
– Richard Widmark
Usage examples for side
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“ The man is at my side ”
– Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist by Alexander Berkman -
“ " Yes, the dream of his life shall come true," said I. " You're very fit for it, and I'm very glad to give it to one of your side ”
– The King's Mirror by Anthony Hope -
“ O, as to that, mother is on your side ”
– After a Shadow, and Other Stories by T. S. Arthur -
“ Is there any one on the other side ”
– Senator North by Gertrude Atherton -
“ I guess you got up out of the wrong side of the bed, that's what I think. ”
– Pee-Wee Harris Adrift by Percy Keese Fitzhugh -
“ " On the other side master. ”
– One Maid's Mischief by George Manville Fenn -
“ Then the owner of the Bellevite is on the other side ”
– Taken by the Enemy by Oliver Optic -
“ It's enough to make one go in for the other side ”
– Imaginary Interviews by W. D. Howells -
“ It turned back and to the other side ”
– Space Platform by Murray Leinster -
“ It's best to keep on the right side of Jim." ”
– Hector's Inheritance or The Boys of Smith Institute by Horatio Alger -
“ But Manshknewwhairtshtop, like himself, was always on the safe side ”
– When Ghost Meets Ghost by William Frend De Morgan -
“ Look there on the other side of the way. ”
– The Master of the Ceremonies by George Manville Fenn -
“ Co'se Brer Rabbit 'uz on de happy side ”
– Nights With Uncle Remus by Joel Chandler Harris -
“ No, not the door; to one side of it. ”
– An Encounter in Atlanta by Ed Howdershelt -
“ Be on the side of life! ”
– Father Payne by Arthur Christopher Benson -
“ But it's a fault on the right side ”
– Can You Forgive Her? by Anthony Trollope -
“ Chauvelin was the other side of the door. ”
– El Dorado by Baroness Orczy -
“ They sat down side by side and waited. ”
– The Answer by Henry Beam Piper -
“ Philip, Schriften, and the captain were side by side ”
– The Phantom Ship by Captain Frederick Marryat -
“ I can't believe they ever left the other side ”
– The Auto Boys' Mystery by James A. Braden
Rhymes for side
- bide, bride, chide, clyde, collide, complied, confide, cried, decide, decried, defied, denied, deride, died, divide, dried, dyed, eid, eide, eyed, fide, flied, fried, glide, guide, guyed, heid, heide, hide, hyde, i'd, ide, implied, inside, lide, lied, macbride, mcbride, misguide, outside, pied, plied, preside, pride, pried, provide, relied, replied, reside, retried, ride, seid, seide, shied, sighed, slide, snide, spied, stateside, stride, subside, supplied, syed, tide, tied, tried, untied, untried, upside, vide, vied, westside, why'd, wide, worldwide;
- abide, allied, applied, aside, astride, belied, beside, betide;
- alongside, coincide, misapplied, nationwide, subdivide;
- oversupplied;