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Side

/saɪd/

A bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape.

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📖 Definitions of "Side"

noun

1
A bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape.
"A square has four sides."
2
A flat surface of a three-dimensional object; a face.
"A cube has six sides."
3
One half (left or right, top or bottom, front or back, etc.) of something or someone.
"Which side of the tray shall I put it on? The patient was bleeding on the right side."
4
A region in a specified position with respect to something.
"Meet me on the north side of the monument."

verb

1
To ally oneself, be in an alliance, usually with "with" or rarely "in with"
"Which will you side with, good or evil?"
2
To lean on one side.
3
To be or stand at the side of; to be on the side toward.
4
To suit; to pair; to match.

adjective

1
Being on the left or right, or toward the left or right; lateral.
2
Indirect; oblique; incidental.
"a side issue; a side view or remark"

🔄 Synonyms of "Side"

10 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
positionnoun	A place or location.
facenoun	(anatomy) The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth, and the surrounding area.
rootnoun	The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction.
inclinenoun	(chiefly intransitive, chiefly passive voice) To tend to do or believe something, or move or be moved in a certain direction, away from a point of view, attitude, etc.
byenoun	The position of a person or team in a tournament or competition who draws no opponent in a particular round so advances to the next round unopposed, or is awarded points for a win in a league table; also the phantom opponent of such a person or team.
bynoun	Along a path which runs past someone or something.
go withverb	(idiomatic, transitive) To choose or accept (a suggestion).
side of meatnoun	a lengthwise dressed half of an animal's carcass used for food
englishnoun	Of or pertaining to England.
slopenoun	An area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward.

↔️ Antonyms of "Side"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
straddleverb	(transitive) To sit or stand with a leg on each side of something; to sit astride.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Side"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
positionnoun	A place or location.
sidelong	Directed to the side; sideways.
incidentnoun	(countable, uncountable) An event or occurrence.
slopenoun	An area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward.
bynoun	(rail transport) The station code of Byculla railway station in India.
inclinenoun	A slope.
incidentalnoun	Minor items, not further defined. Incidental expense.
broadsidenoun	(by extension) A forceful attack, whether written or spoken.
englishnoun	(in the plural) The people of England, e.g., Englishmen and Englishwomen.
go withverb	(idiomatic, transitive) To choose or accept (a suggestion).
lateralnoun	(business) An employee hired for a position at the same organizational level or salary as their previous position.
facenoun	(anatomy) The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth, and the surrounding area.
rootnoun	The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction.
byenoun	The position of a person or team in a tournament or competition who draws no opponent in a particular round so advances to the next round unopposed, or is awarded points for a win in a league table; also the phantom opponent of such a person or team.
added	combined or joined to increase in size or quantity or scope
side of meatnoun	a lengthwise dressed half of an animal's carcass used for food
endpointnoun	(networking, telecommunications) The entity at one end of a connection.
anglenoun	(geometry) A figure formed by two rays which start from a common point (a plane angle) or by three planes that intersect (a solid angle).
spherenoun	(mathematics) A surface in three dimensions consisting of all points equidistant from a center. .
directionnoun	A theoretical line (physically or mentally) followed from a point of origin or towards a destination. May be relative (e.g. up, left, outbound, dorsal), geographical (e.g. north), rotational (e.g. clockwise), or with respect to an object or location (e.g. toward Boston).