Side - Definition

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"