SIDE DEFINITIONS - 20 definitions found
side adj 1: located on a side; "side fences"; "the side porch" [ant: bottom(a), top(a)] n 1: 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" 2: one of two or more contesting groups; "the Confederate side was prepared to attack" 3: either the left or right half of a body; "he had a pain in his side" 4: 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] 5: 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" 6: 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" 7: a line segment forming part of the perimeter of a plane figure; "the hypotenuse of a right triangle is always the longest side" 8: a family line of descent; "he gets his brains from his father's side" 9: a lengthwise dressed half of an animal's carcass used for food [syn: side, side of meat] 10: an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute; "there are two sides to every question" [syn: side, position] 11: an elevated geological formation; "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of a mountain" [syn: slope, incline, side] 12: (sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist [syn: English, side] v 1: take sides for or against; "Who are you widing with?"; "I"m siding against the current candidate" side - dejab side - mebaj side ides deis dies seid side O.E. side, from P.Gmc. *sithon, from adj. *sithas "long." Originally "the long part or aspect of anything" (sense preserved in countryside). Figurative sense of "position or attitude in relation to another" (cf. choosing sides) first recorded c.1250; the verb in this sense is from 1591. Siding is first attested 1825 in the railroad sense; 1829 in the architectural sense. Meaning "music on one side of a phonograph record" is from 1936. Sidelong (1523) is an alteration of M.E. sidlyng (see sidle); sideways is 1577; sidewinder "species of rattlesnake" is from 1888, Amer.Eng. Sidelight is 1610 in the sense of "light coming from the side;" meaning "incidental information on a subject" is from 1871. Sidewalk in modern Amer.Eng. sense is from 1739; side-saddle is from 1493; sidestep is from 1847; sidekick is from 1906, earlier side-pal (1886), of unknown origin. Sideswipe "glancing blow" is from 1917. side saɪd See: CHOOSE UP SIDES, FROM SIDE TO SIDE, GET UP ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE BED, GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FENCE or GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HILL, LAUGH ON THE WRONG SIDE OF ONE'S MOUTH, ON ONE'S BAD SIDE, ON ONE'S GOOD SIDE, ON THE SIDE, SUNNY-SIDE UP, TAKE SIDES, THORN IN THE FLESH or THORN IN THE SIDE. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) side I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sīde; akin to Old High German sīta side, Old English sīd ample, wide Date: before 12th century 1. a. the right or left part of the wall or trunk of the body <a pain in the side> b. (1) one of the halves of the animal body on either side of the median plane (2) a cut of meat including that about the ribs of one half of the body — used chiefly of smoked pork products c. one longitudinal half of a hide 2. a place, space, or direction with respect to a center or to a line of division (as of an aisle, river, or street) 3. a. one of the longer bounding surfaces or lines of an object especially contrasted with the ends <the side of a barn> b. a line or surface forming a border or face of an object <a die has six sides> <the back side of the moon> c. either surface of a thin object <one side of a record> <right side of the cloth> d. a bounding line of a geometric figure <side of a triangle> 4. a. the space beside one <stood by my side> b. an area next to something — usually used in combination <a poolside interview> 5. a slope (as of a hill) considered as opposed to another slope <the far side of the hill> 6. a. the attitude or activity of one person or group with respect to another ; part <there was no malice on my side> b. a position that is opposite to or contrasted with another <two sides to every question> <came down on the side of law and order> c. a body of partisans or contestants <victory for neither side> d. team 4a <11 players on each side>; also the players on a baseball team batting in an inning <struck out the side> 7. a line of descent traced through one's parent <grandfather on his mother's side> 8. an aspect or part of something contrasted with some other real or implied aspect or part <the better side of his nature> <the sales side of the business> <the seasoning is a bit on the heavy side> 9. British sideways spin imparted to a billiard or snooker ball 10. a sheet containing the lines and cues for a single theatrical role 11. a recording of music 12. a side order or dish <a side of fries> II. adjective Date: 14th century 1. a. situated on the side <side window> b. of or relating to the side 2. a. directed toward or from the side <side thrust> <side wind> b. incidental, indirect <side issue> <side remark> c. made on the side <side payment> d. additional to the main portion <a side order of french fries> III. verb (sided; siding) Date: 1591 transitive verb 1. to agree with ; support 2. to be side by side with 3. to set or put aside ; clear away <side the dishes> 4. to furnish with sides or siding <side a house> intransitive verb to take sides ; join or form sides <sided with the rebels> IV. noun Etymology: obsolete English side proud, boastful Date: 1878 chiefly British swaggering or arrogant manner ; pretentiousness Oxford English Reference Dictionary
English Explanatory Dictionary side saɪd n. & v. --n. 1 a each of the more or less flat surfaces bounding an object (a cube has six sides; this side up). b a more or less vertical inner or outer plane or surface (the side of a house; a mountainside). c such a vertical lateral surface or plane as distinct from the top or bottom, front or back, or ends (at the side of the house). 2 a the half of a person or animal that is on the right or the left, esp. of the torso (has a pain in his right side). b the left or right half or a specified part of a thing, area, building, etc. (put the box on that side). c (often in comb.) a position next to a person or thing (grave-side; seaside; stood at my side). d a specified direction relating to a person or thing (on the north side of; came from all sides). e half of a butchered carcass (a side of bacon). 3 a either surface of a thing regarded as having two surfaces. b the amount of writing needed to fill one side of a sheet of paper (write three sides). 4 any of several aspects of a question, character, etc. (many sides to his character; look on the bright side). 5 a each of two sets of opponents in war, politics, games, etc. (the side that bats first; much to be said on both sides). b a cause or philosophical position etc. regarded as being in conflict with another (on the side of right). 6 a a part or region near the edge and remote from the centre (at the side of the room). b (attrib.) a subordinate, peripheral, or detached part (a side-road; a side-table). 7 a each of the bounding lines of a plane rectilinear figure (a hexagon has six sides). b each of two quantities stated to be equal in an equation. 8 a position nearer or farther than, or right or left of, a dividing line (on this side of the Alps; on the other side of the road). 9 a line of hereditary descent through the father or the mother. 10 (in full side spin) Brit. a spinning motion given to a billiard-ball etc. by hitting it on one side, not centrally. 11 Brit. sl. boastfulness; swagger (has no side about him). 12 Brit. colloq. a television channel (shall we try another side?). --v.intr. (usu. foll. by with) take part or be on the same side as a disputant etc. (sided with his father). øby the side of 1 close to. 2 compared with. from side to side 1 right across. 2 alternately each way from a central line. let the side down fail one's colleagues, esp. by frustrating their efforts or embarrassing them. on one side 1 not in the main or central position. 2 aside (took him on one side to explain). on the ... side fairly, somewhat (qualifying an adjective: on the high side). on the side 1 as a sideline; in addition to one's regular work etc. 2 secretly or illicitly. 3 US as a side dish. on this side of the grave in life. side-arms swords, bayonets, or pistols. side-band a range of frequencies near the carrier frequency of a radio wave, concerned in modulation. side-bet a bet between opponents, esp. in card-games, over and above the ordinary stakes. side-bone either of the small forked bones under the wings of poultry. side by side standing close together, esp. for mutual support. side-car 1 a small car for a passenger or passengers attached to the side of a motor cycle. 2 a cocktail of orange liqueur, lemon juice, and brandy. 3 a jaunting car. side-chapel a chapel in the aisle or at the side of a church. side dish an extra dish subsidiary to the main course. side-door 1 a door in or at the side of a building. 2 an indirect means of access. side-drum a small double-headed drum in a jazz or military band or in an orchestra (orig. hung at the drummer's side). side-effect a secondary, usu. undesirable, effect. side-glance a sideways or brief glance. side-issue a point that distracts attention from what is important. side-note a marginal note. side-on adv. from the side. --adj. 1 from or towards one side. 2 (of a collision) involving the side of a vehicle. side-road a minor or subsidiary road, esp. joining or diverging from a main road. side-saddle n. a saddle for a woman rider with both feet on the same side of the horse. --adv. sitting in this position on a horse. side salad a salad served as a side dish. side-seat a seat in a vehicle etc. in which the occupant has his back to the side of the vehicle. side-slip n. 1 a skid. 2 Aeron. a sideways movement instead of forward. --v.intr. 1 skid. 2 Aeron. move sideways instead of forward. side-splitting causing violent laughter. side-street a minor or subsidiary street. side-stroke 1 a stroke towards or from a side. 2 an incidental action. 3 a swimming stroke in which the swimmer lies on his or her side. side-swipe n. 1 a glancing blow along the side. 2 incidental criticism etc. --v.tr. hit with or as if with a side-swipe. side-table a table placed at the side of a room or apart from the main table. side-trip a minor excursion during a voyage or trip; a detour. side valve a valve in a vehicle engine, operated from the side of the cylinder. side-view 1 a view obtained sideways. 2 a profile. side-wheeler US a steamer with paddle-wheels. side-whiskers whiskers growing on the cheeks. side wind 1 wind from the side. 2 an indirect agency or influence. take sides support one or other cause etc. øøsideless adj. [OE side f. Gmc] English-Old English dictionary side Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) , to laugh secretly, or so as not to be observed, especially while apparently preserving a grave or serious demeanor toward the person or persons laughed at. To laugh out, to laugh in spite of some restraining influence; to laugh aloud. To laugh out of the other corner (or side) of the mouth}, to weep or cry; to feel regret, vexation, or disappointment after hilarity or exaltation. [Slang] Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Side \Side\, n. [AS. s[=i]de; akin to D. zijde, G. seite, OHG. s[=i]ta, Icel. s[=i]?a, Dan. side, Sw. sida; cf. AS. s[=i]d large, spacious, Icel. s[=i]?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. 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. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Side \Side\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sided; p. pr.& vb. n. Siding.] 1. To lean on one side. [Obs.] --Bacon. 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. All side in parties, and begin the attack. --Pope. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Side \Side\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to a side, or the sides; being on the side, or toward the side; lateral. One mighty squadron with a side wind sped. --Dryden. 2. Hence, indirect; oblique; collateral; incidental; as, a side issue; a side view or remark. The law hath no side respect to their persons. --Hooker. 3. [AS. s[=i]d. Cf Side, n.] Long; large; extensive. [Obs. or Scot.] --Shak. His gown had side sleeves down to mid leg. --Laneham. 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. To insure a side-box station at half price. --Cowper. Side chain, one of two safety chains connecting a tender with a locomotive, at the sides. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Side \Side\, v. t. 1. To be or stand at the side of; to be on the side toward. [Obs.] His blind eye that sided Paridell. --Spenser. 2. To suit; to pair; to match. [Obs.] --Clarendon. 3. (Shipbuilding) To work (a timber or rib) to a certain thickness by trimming the sides. 4. To furnish with a siding; as, to side a house. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia SIDE si'-de (Side): An ancient town of Pamphylia, occupying a triangular promontory on the coast. It was one of the towns to which a letter favorable to the Jews was sent by the Roman consul Lucius (1 Macc 15:23). The town seems to have been of considerable antiquity, for it had existed long before it fell into the possession of Alexander the Great, and for a time it was the metropolis of Pamphylia. Off the coast the fleet of Antiochus was defeated by the Rhodians. During the 1st century, Side was noted as one of the chief ports of pirates who disposed of much of their booty there. The ruins of the city, which are now very extensive, bear the name Eski Adalia, but among them there are no occupied houses. The two harbors protected by a sea wall may still be traced, but they are now filled with sand. The wall on the land side of the city was provided with a gate which was protected with round towers; the walls themselves are of Greek-Roman type. Within the walls the more important of the remains are three theaters near the harbors, and streets with covered porticoes leading from the city gate to the harbors. Without the walls, the street leading to the city gate is lined with sarcophagi, and among the shrubbery of the neighboring fields are traces of many buildings and of an aqueduct. E. J. Banks Soule\'s Dictionary of English Synonyms side I. n. 1. Verge, margin, edge, border. 2. Party, sect, faction, interest. II. a. 1. Lateral. 2. Indirect, oblique. III. v. n. Take sides, espouse a cause. English Explanatory Dictionary (Synonyms) side saɪd n. 1 Sometimes, sides. flank(s), edge(s), verge, margin(s), rim, brim, brink, border(s); bank; boundary or boundaries, perimeter, periphery, limit(s): This side of the road is in West Sussex, the other in East Sussex. The sides of the swimming-pool are tiled. 2 surface, face, plane; facet: The smallest possible number of sides of a pyramid is four. 3 faction, interest, party, part, sect, camp, (point of) view, viewpoint, aspect, opinion, standpoint, stand, cause, angle, position, attitude, school, philosophy: Which side do you support in the controversy? 4 team; string, squad; American football and Association Football or Soccer and Cricket eleven, Australian Rules football eighteen, Baseball nine, Basketball five, Gaelic football and Rugby Union fifteen, Rugby League thirteen: Whichever side Craig is on seems likely to win. The local side is now coming out onto the field. 5 affectation, pretension, haughtiness, arrogance, insolence, pretentiousness, airs: Chauncy puts on a bit too much side for my taste. 6 side by side. together, jointly, cheek by jowl: These paintings should not have been hung side by side. 7 take sides. show preference, be partial, show favouritism: A judge must avoid taking sides. --adj. 8 secondary, incidental, subordinate, tangential, subsidiary, indirect, ancillary, marginal, lesser, minor, unimportant, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant: The main point is that he refuses to cooperate, and his reasons are entirely a side issue. 9 auxiliary, secondary: We live in a quiet side-road just off the High Street. --v. 10 side with. take sides with, show preference for, be partial to, show favouritism to or for, support, favour, prefer, go in or along with, join ((up) with), ally with, be or become allied with, Colloq US throw in with, team up with: You can be sure that Kenneth will always side with the favourite candidate. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 488 Moby Thesaurus words for "side": Anschauung, Olympian detachment, Olympian loftiness, actor, adjoin, affectation, affiliation, aggressive self-confidence, air line, airs, ancillary, angle, angle of vision, antagonist, antihero, apparentation, arrogance, arrogantness, aspect, assumption of superiority, attitude, auxiliary, avert, axis, aye, backhand, backhanded, bank, basis, be partial to, bear off, beeline, befringe, bevel, bezel, bind, birth, bit, bit part, blood, bloodline, bluff, bluster, bluster and bluff, blustering, board, boast, boastfulness, boasting, bombast, book, border, borders, bordure, bound, boundaries, boundary, brag, braggadocio, braggartism, bragging, branch, bravado, breakaway group, breed, brim, brink, brow, bullying, bumptiousness, bustle, camp, carry away, carry off, cast, casual, caucus, cause, character, cheek by jowl, chestiness, chord, chute, circuitous, clad, coast, cockiness, common ancestry, con, conceit, conceitedness, condescendence, condescension, configuration, consanguinity, continuity, cue, deflectional, delocalize, derivation, descent, deviant, deviative, devious, diagonal, diameter, digressive, direct line, direction, directrix, dislodge, displace, disposition, distaff side, divagational, divergent, division, domineering, domineeringness, draw aside, ease off, easy slope, edge, edge off, edges, effect, eidolon, enframe, ethnic group, excursive, extra, extraction, eye, face, facet, faction, family, fanfaronade, fashion, fat part, favor, featheredge, feature, feeder, female line, figure, filiation, five, flange, flank, flanking, flanks, fleam, flurry, fluster, fly off, footing, form, frame, frame of reference, framework, fringe, fuss, gasconade, gasconism, gee, gentle slope, gestalt, glacis, glance, glance off, glancing, go off, grade, gradient, great-circle course, guise, hand, hanging gardens, haughtiness, haughty airs, hauteur, haw, head off, heavy, hectoring, helicline, hem, hero, heroics, heroine, high horse, highfaluting ways, hillside, hoity-toitiness, hoity-toity, house, image, imago, immodesty, impression, incidental, inclination, incline, inclined plane, inconsequential, inconsiderable, indirect, ingenue, insignificant, insolence, interest, interest group, intimidation, jactation, jactitation, jib, join up with, jointly, labellum, labium, labrum, lap, lateral, launching ramp, lay aside, lead, lead role, leading lady, leading man, leading woman, ledge, lee, leeward, left-handed, lesser, libretto, light, likeness, limb, limbus, limits, line, line of descent, lineage, lineaments, lines, lip, list, loftiness, lofty airs, look, make way for, male line, manhandle, manner, march, marge, margin, marginal, marginate, margins, mental outlook, minor, minority group, move, move aside, nay, next-beside, nine, no, normal, oblique, obtrusiveness, occasional, odd, off, offshoot, opinion, out-of-the-way, outlook, overbearing pride, overbearingness, overweening pride, part, part-time, party, patronization, patronizing, patronizing attitude, perimeter, periphery, perkiness, perpendicular, person, personage, pertness, phase, phasis, philosophy, phylum, piece, pitch, place, plane, playbook, point of view, political party, position, posture, prefer, pressure group, pretension, pretensions, pretentiousness, pride, pro, protagonist, proudness, purfle, purl, purse-pride, put aside, race, radius, radius vector, ragged edge, ramp, rant, reference, reference system, regard, relocate, remove, respect, right line, rim, rodomontade, role, scarp, scenario, scene plot, school, score, script, secant, secondary, sect, sector, seed, seeming, segment, self-assertiveness, self-conceit, selvage, semblance, send, sept, set aside, set off, shape, sheer off, shelving beach, shift, shooting script, shore, shortcut, shove aside, show preference, shunt, shy, shy off, side with, sideline, sideling, sidelong, sides, sidestep, sidetrack, sideward, sidewards, sideway, sideways, sidewise, sidle, sight, silent majority, simulacrum, sinister, sinistral, situation, skin, skirt, skirting, slant, slope, soubrette, spare, spear side, spindle side, splinter, splinter group, splutter, sputter, squad, stance, stand, standpoint, steep slope, steer clear of, stem, step aside, stiff climb, stiff-necked pride, stirps, stock, straight, straight course, straight line, straight part, straight stretch, straightaway, strain, streamline, string, style, subordinate, subsidiary, succession, superbia, support, supporting character, supporting role, surface, swagger, swank, swashbucklery, swelled head, swelled-headedness, switch, sword side, system, take away, take sides, take sides with, talus, tangent, tangential, team, team up with, text, the affirmative, the negative, thirteen, throw in with, title role, together, toploftiness, total effect, transversal, trim, turn aside, turn away, turn back, twist, unimportant, universe, uppishness, uppityness, vain pretensions, vanity, vaporing, vaunt, vauntery, vaunting, vector, veer off, verge, view, viewpoint, villain, vocal minority, walk-on, walking part, weather, windward, wing, wise |
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