side
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”
one of two or more contesting groups
“the Confederate side was prepared to attack”
either the left or right half of a body
“he had a pain in his side”
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”
Synonymsfacean extended outer surface of an object
“he turned the box over to examine the bottom side”
“they painted all four sides of the house”
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”
a line segment forming part of the perimeter of a plane figure
“the hypotenuse of a right triangle is always the longest side”
a family line of descent
“he gets his brains from his father's side”
a lengthwise dressed half of an animal's carcass used for food
Synonymsside of meatan opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute
“there are two sides to every question”
Synonymspositionan elevated geological formation
“he climbed the steep slope”
“the house was built on the side of a mountain”
(sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist
SynonymsEnglish
verb
take sides for or against
“Who are you siding with?”
“I'm siding against the current candidate”
adjective
located on a side
“side fences”
“the side porch”
Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University