Words that rhyme with chide

• abide 0
  v 1: dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young" [syn: bide, abide, stay] 2: put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage" [syn: digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up]
• allied 0
  adj 1: related by common characteristics or ancestry; "allied species"; "allied studies" 2: of or relating to or denoting the Allies in World War II; "an Allied victory"; "the Allied armies" 3: of or relating to or denoting the Allies in World War I; "an allied offensive"; "the Allied powers" 4: united in a confederacy or league [syn: allied, confederate, confederative] 5: joined by treaty or agreement
• alongside 0
  adv 1: side by side; "anchored close aboard another ship" [syn: aboard, alongside]
• applied 0
  adj 1: concerned with concrete problems or data rather than with fundamental principles; "applied physics"; "applied psychology"; "technical problems in medicine, engineering, economics and other applied disciplines"- Sidney Hook [ant: theoretical]
• aside 0
  adv 1: on or to one side; "step aside"; "stood aside to let him pass"; "threw the book aside"; "put her sewing aside when he entered" 2: out of the way (especially away from one's thoughts); "brush the objections aside"; "pushed all doubts away" [syn: aside, away] 3: not taken into account or excluded from consideration; "these problems apart, the country is doing well"; "all joking aside, I think you're crazy" [syn: apart, aside] 4: in a different direction; "turn aside"; "turn away one's face"; "glanced away" [syn: away, aside] 5: placed or kept separate and distinct as for a purpose; "had a feeling of being set apart"; "quality sets it apart"; "a day set aside for relaxing" [syn: aside, apart] 6: in reserve; not for immediate use; "started setting aside money to buy a car"; "put something by for her old age"; "has a nest egg tucked away for a rainy day" [syn: aside, by, away] n 1: a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage 2: a message that departs from the main subject [syn: digression, aside, excursus, divagation, parenthesis]
• astride 0
  adv 1: with one leg on each side; "she sat astride the chair" [syn: astride, astraddle] 2: with the legs stretched far apart
• backside 0
  n 1: the side of an object that is opposite its front; "his room was toward the rear of the hotel" [syn: rear, backside, back end] [ant: forepart, front, front end] 2: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" [syn: buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass]
• backslide 0
  v 1: drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards [syn: lapse, backslide]
• bactericide 0
  n 1: any chemical agent that destroys bacteria [syn: bactericide, bacteriacide] 2: any drug that destroys bacteria or inhibits their growth [syn: antibacterial, antibacterial drug, bactericide]
• bedside 0
  n 1: space by the side of a bed (especially the bed of a sick or dying person); "the doctor stood at her bedside"
• bestride 0
  v 1: get up on the back of; "mount a horse" [syn: hop on, mount, mount up, get on, jump on, climb on, bestride] [ant: get off, hop out]
• betide 0
  v 1: become of; happen to; "He promised that no harm would befall her"; "What has become of my children?" [syn: befall, bechance, betide]
• bide 0
  v 1: dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young" [syn: bide, abide, stay]
• bride 0
  n 1: a woman who has recently been married 2: Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523) [syn: Bridget, Saint Bridget, St. Bridget, Brigid, Saint Brigid, St. Brigid, Bride, Saint Bride, St. Bride] 3: a woman participant in her own marriage ceremony
• broadside 0
  adv 1: with a side facing an object; "the train hit the truck broadside"; "the wave caught the canoe broadside and capsized it" adj 1: toward a full side; "a broadside attack" n 1: an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers" [syn: circular, handbill, bill, broadside, broadsheet, flier, flyer, throwaway] 2: a speech of violent denunciation [syn: tirade, philippic, broadside] 3: all of the armament that is fired from one side of a warship 4: the whole side of a vessel from stem to stern; "the ship was broadside to the dock" 5: the simultaneous firing of all the armament on one side of a warship v 1: collide with the broad side of; "her car broad-sided mine"
• bromide 0
  n 1: any of the salts of hydrobromic acid; formerly used as a sedative but now generally replaced by safer drugs 2: a trite or obvious remark [syn: platitude, cliche, banality, commonplace, bromide]
• carbide 0
  n 1: a binary compound of carbon with a more electropositive element
• certified 0
  adj 1: endorsed authoritatively as having met certain requirements; "a certified public accountant" [ant: uncertified] 2: fit to be certified as insane (and treated accordingly) [syn: certifiable, certified] 3: holding appropriate documentation and officially on record as qualified to perform a specified function or practice a specified skill; "a registered pharmacist"; "a registered hospital" [syn: certified, qualified]
• citified 0
  adj 1: being or having the customs or manners or dress of a city person [syn: citified, cityfied, city-bred, city- born]
• citywide 0
  adj 1: occurring or extending throughout a city; "citywide bussing"; "a citywide strike"
• classified 0
  adj 1: arranged into classes [ant: unclassified] 2: official classification of information or documents; withheld from general circulation; "thousands of classified documents have now been declassified" [ant: unclassified] n 1: a short ad in a newspaper or magazine (usually in small print) and appearing along with other ads of the same type [syn: classified ad, classified advertisement, classified]
• cockeyed 0
  adj 1: turned or twisted toward one side; "a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry"- G.K.Chesterton; "his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff" [syn: askew, awry(p), cockeyed, lopsided, wonky, skew-whiff] 2: incongruous;inviting ridicule; "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed idea"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"; "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"; "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous" [syn: absurd, cockeyed, derisory, idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical, preposterous, ridiculous] 3: very drunk [syn: besotted, blind drunk, blotto, crocked, cockeyed, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed, pissed, pixilated, plastered, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, stiff, tight, wet]
• codified 0
  adj 1: enacted by a legislative body; "statute law"; "codified written laws" [syn: codified, statute(p)]
• coincide 0
  v 1: go with, fall together [syn: coincide, co-occur, cooccur] 2: happen simultaneously; "The two events coincided" [syn: concur, coincide] 3: be the same; "our views on this matter coincided"
• collide 0
  v 1: be incompatible; be or come into conflict; "These colors clash" [syn: clash, jar, collide] 2: cause to collide; "The physicists collided the particles" 3: crash together with violent impact; "The cars collided"; "Two meteors clashed" [syn: collide, clash]
• confide 0
  v 1: reveal in private; tell confidentially 2: confer a trust upon; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God" [syn: entrust, intrust, trust, confide, commit]
• countrified 0
  adj 1: characteristic of rural life; "countrified clothes"; "rustic awkwardness" [syn: countrified, countryfied, rustic]
• countryside 0
  n 1: rural regions
• countrywide 0
  adj 1: occurring or extending throughout a country or nation; "the event aroused nationwide interest"; "a countrywide fund-raising campaign" [syn: countrywide, nationwide]
• cowhide 0
  n 1: leather made from the hide of a cow [syn: cowhide, cowskin] 2: the hide of a cow 3: a heavy flexible whip braided from leather made from the hide of a cow v 1: flog with a cowhide
• cyanide 0
  n 1: any of a class of organic compounds containing the cyano radical -CN [syn: nitrile, nitril, cyanide] 2: an extremely poisonous salt of hydrocyanic acid
• decide 0
  v 1: reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations" [syn: decide, make up one's mind, determine] 2: bring to an end; settle conclusively; "The case was decided"; "The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff"; "The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance" [syn: decide, settle, resolve, adjudicate] 3: cause to decide; "This new development finally decided me!" 4: influence or determine; "The vote in New Hampshire often decides the outcome of the Presidential election"
• deride 0
  v 1: treat or speak of with contempt; "He derided his student's attempt to solve the biggest problem in mathematics"
• dignified 0
  adj 1: having or expressing dignity; especially formality or stateliness in bearing or appearance; "her dignified demeanor"; "the director of the school was a dignified white-haired gentleman" [ant: undignified] 2: having or showing self-esteem [syn: dignified, self- respecting, self-respectful]
• dioxide 0
  n 1: an oxide containing two atoms of oxygen in the molecule
• disqualified 0
  adj 1: disqualified by law or rule or provision 2: barred from competition for violation of rules; "a disqualified player"
• dissatisfied 0
  adj 1: in a state of sulky dissatisfaction [syn: disgruntled, dissatisfied]
• diversified 0
  adj 1: having variety of character or form or components; or having increased variety; "a diversified musical program ranging from classical to modern"; "diversified farming"; "diversified manufacturing"; "diversified scenery"; "diversified investments" [ant: undiversified]
• divide 0
  n 1: a serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility) 2: a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems [syn: watershed, water parting, divide] v 1: separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I" [syn: divide, split, split up, separate, dissever, carve up] [ant: unify, unite] 2: perform a division; "Can you divide 49 by seven?" [syn: divide, fraction] [ant: multiply] 3: act as a barrier between; stand between; "The mountain range divides the two countries" [syn: separate, divide] 4: come apart; "The two pieces that we had glued separated" [syn: separate, divide, part] 5: make a division or separation [syn: separate, divide] 6: force, take, or pull apart; "He separated the fighting children"; "Moses parted the Red Sea" [syn: separate, disunite, divide, part]
• dockside 0
  n 1: the region adjacent to a boat dock
• downside 0
  n 1: a negative aspect of something that is generally positive; "there is a downside even to motherhood"
• dried 0
  adj 1: not still wet; "the ink has dried"; "a face marked with dried tears" 2: preserved by removing natural moisture; "dried beef"; "dried fruit"; "dehydrated eggs"; "shredded and desiccated coconut meat" [syn: dried, dehydrated, desiccated]
• dyed 0
  adj 1: (used of color) artificially produced; not natural; "a bleached blonde" [syn: bleached, colored, coloured, dyed]
• elide 0
  v 1: leave or strike out; "This vowel is usually elided before a single consonant"
• eyed 0
  adj 1: having an eye or eyes or eyelike feature especially as specified; often used in combination; "a peacock's eyed feathers"; "red-eyed" [ant: eyeless]
• fireside 0
  n 1: an area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room); "they sat on the hearth and warmed themselves before the fire" [syn: hearth, fireside] 2: home symbolized as a part of the fireplace; "driven from hearth and home"; "fighting in defense of their firesides" [syn: hearth, fireside]
• fluoride 0
  n 1: a salt of hydrofluoric acid
• fried 0
  adj 1: cooked by frying in fat [syn: fried, deep-fried]
• glide 0
  n 1: a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant [syn: semivowel, glide] 2: the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it; "his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill"; "the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope" [syn: slide, glide, coast] 3: the activity of flying a glider [syn: glide, gliding, sailplaning, soaring, sailing] v 1: move smoothly and effortlessly 2: fly in or as if in a glider plane 3: cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly
• guide 0
  n 1: someone employed to conduct others [syn: usher, guide] 2: someone who shows the way by leading or advising 3: something that offers basic information or instruction [syn: guidebook, guide] 4: a model or standard for making comparisons [syn: template, templet, guide] 5: someone who can find paths through unexplored territory [syn: scout, pathfinder, guide] 6: a structure or marking that serves to direct the motion or positioning of something v 1: direct the course; determine the direction of travelling [syn: steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide, channelize, channelise] 2: take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace" [syn: lead, take, direct, conduct, guide] 3: be a guiding or motivating force or drive; "The teacher steered the gifted students towards the more challenging courses" [syn: guide, steer] 4: use as a guide; "They had the lights to guide on" [syn: guide, guide on] 5: pass over, across, or through; "He ran his eyes over her body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"; "He drew her hair through his fingers" [syn: guide, run, draw, pass]
• hide 0
  n 1: the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal) [syn: hide, fell] 2: body covering of a living animal [syn: hide, pelt, skin] v 1: prevent from being seen or discovered; "Muslim women hide their faces"; "hide the money" [syn: hide, conceal] [ant: show] 2: be or go into hiding; keep out of sight, as for protection and safety; "Probably his horse would be close to where he was hiding"; "She is hiding out in a cabin in Montana" [syn: hide, hide out] 3: cover as if with a shroud; "The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery" [syn: shroud, enshroud, hide, cover] 4: make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat" [syn: obscure, blot out, obliterate, veil, hide]
• hillside 0
  n 1: the side or slope of a hill
• horsehide 0
  n 1: leather from the hide of a horse
• inside 0
  adv 1: within a building; "in winter we play inside" [syn: inside, indoors] [ant: alfresco, out of doors, outdoors, outside] 2: on the inside; "inside, the car is a mess" [syn: inside, within] [ant: outside] 3: with respect to private feelings; "inwardly, she was raging" [syn: inwardly, inside] [ant: outwardly] 4: in reality; "she is very kind at heart" [syn: at heart, at bottom, deep down, inside, in spite of appearance] adj 1: relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space; "he reached into his inside jacket pocket"; "inside out"; "an inside pitch is between home plate and the batter" [ant: outside] 2: being or applying to the inside of a building; "an inside wall" 3: confined to an exclusive group; "privy to inner knowledge"; "inside information"; "privileged information" [syn: inside, inner, privileged] 4: away from the outer edge; "an inner lahne"; "the inside lane" n 1: the region that is inside of something [syn: inside, interior] [ant: exterior, outside] 2: the inner or enclosed surface of something [syn: inside, interior] [ant: exterior, outside]
• joyride 0
  n 1: a ride in a car taken solely for pleasure; "they took their girlfriends for joyrides in stolen cars" v 1: ride in a car with no particular goal and just for the pleasure of it; "We tooled down the street" [syn: joyride, tool, tool around]
• landslide 0
  n 1: an overwhelming electoral victory; "Roosevelt defeated Hoover in a landslide" 2: a slide of a large mass of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff [syn: landslide, landslip]
• lied 0
  n 1: a German art song of the 19th century for voice and piano
• misguide 0
  v 1: lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions; "The pedestrian misdirected the out-of-town driver" [syn: mislead, misdirect, misguide, lead astray] 2: give bad advice to [syn: misadvise, misguide]
• nationwide 0
  adv 1: extending throughout an entire nation; "nationally advertised"; "it was broadcast nationwide" [syn: nationally, nationwide, across the nation, across the country] adj 1: occurring or extending throughout a country or nation; "the event aroused nationwide interest"; "a countrywide fund-raising campaign" [syn: countrywide, nationwide]
• noontide 0
  n 1: the middle of the day [syn: noon, twelve noon, high noon, midday, noonday, noontide]
• offside 0
  adv 1: illegally in advance of the ball or puck adj 1: illegally beyond a prescribed line or area or ahead of the ball or puck; "the touchdown was nullified because the left tackle was offside" [syn: offside, offsides] [ant: onside] n 1: (sport) the mistake of occupying an illegal position on the playing field (in football, soccer, ice hockey, field hockey, etc.)
• outside 0
  adv 1: outside a building; "in summer we play outside" [syn: outside, outdoors, out of doors, alfresco] [ant: indoors, inside] 2: on the outside; "outside, the box is black" [ant: inside, within] adj 1: relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit; "an outside margin" [ant: inside] 2: coming from the outside; "extraneous light in the camera spoiled the photograph"; "relying upon an extraneous income"; "disdaining outside pressure groups" [syn: external, extraneous, outside] 3: originating or belonging beyond some bounds:"the outside world"; "outside interests"; "an outside job" 4: located, suited for, or taking place in the open air; "outdoor clothes"; "badminton and other outdoor games"; "a beautiful outdoor setting for the wedding" [syn: outdoor(a), out-of-door, outside] [ant: indoor(a)] 5: functioning outside the boundaries or precincts of an organized unit; "extramural hospital care and treatment"; "extramural studies" 6: leading to or from the outside; "an outside door" 7: from or between other countries; "external commerce"; "international trade"; "developing nations need outside help" [syn: external, international, outside(a)] 8: very unlikely; "an outside chance"; "a remote possibility"; "a remote contingency" [syn: outside, remote] 9: on or toward an outer edge; "an outer lane"; "the outside lane" 10: (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter; "the pitch was away (or wide)"; "an outside pitch" [syn: away, outside] n 1: the region that is outside of something [syn: outside, exterior] [ant: inside, interior] 2: the outer side or surface of something [syn: outside, exterior] [ant: inside, interior]
• oxide 0
  n 1: any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical
• peptide 0
  n 1: amide combining the amino group of one amino acid with the carboxyl group of another; usually obtained by partial hydrolysis of protein
• pied 0
  adj 1: having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly; "a jester dressed in motley"; "the painted desert"; "a particolored dress"; "a piebald horse"; "pied daisies" [syn: motley, calico, multicolor, multi-color, multicolour, multi- colour, multicolored, multi-colored, multicoloured, multi-coloured, painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied, varicolored, varicoloured]
• popeyed 0
  adj 1: with eyes or mouth open in surprise [syn: goggle-eyed, openmouthed, popeyed] 2: having bulging eyes
• preside 0
  v 1: act as president; "preside over companies and corporations"
• pride 0
  n 1: a feeling of self-respect and personal worth [syn: pride, pridefulness] [ant: humbleness, humility] 2: satisfaction with your (or another's) achievements; "he takes pride in his son's success" 3: the trait of being spurred on by a dislike of falling below your standards 4: a group of lions 5: unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem (personified as one of the deadly sins) [syn: pride, superbia] v 1: be proud of; "He prides himself on making it into law school" [syn: pride, plume, congratulate]
• provide 0
  v 1: give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater" [syn: supply, provide, render, furnish] 2: give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests" [syn: provide, supply, ply, cater] 3: determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation; "The will provides that each child should receive half of the money"; "The Constitution provides for the right to free speech" 4: mount or put up; "put up a good fight"; "offer resistance" [syn: put up, provide, offer] 5: make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain; "This leaves no room for improvement"; "The evidence allows only one conclusion"; "allow for mistakes"; "leave lots of time for the trip"; "This procedure provides for lots of leeway" [syn: leave, allow for, allow, provide] 6: supply means of subsistence; earn a living; "He provides for his large family by working three jobs"; "Women nowadays not only take care of the household but also bring home the bacon" [syn: provide, bring home the bacon] 7: take measures in preparation for; "provide for the proper care of the passengers on the cruise ship"
• rawhide 0
  n 1: untanned hide especially of cattle; cut in strips it is used for whips and ropes
• reside 0
  v 1: make one's home in a particular place or community; "may parents reside in Florida" [syn: reside, shack, domicile, domiciliate] 2: live (in a certain place); "She resides in Princeton"; "he occupies two rooms on the top floor" [syn: occupy, reside, lodge in] 3: be inherent or innate in; [syn: rest, reside, repose]
• ride 0
  n 1: a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile); "he took the family for a drive in his new car" [syn: drive, ride] 2: a mechanical device that you ride for amusement or excitement v 1: sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions; "She never sat a horse!"; "Did you ever ride a camel?"; "The girl liked to drive the young mare" [syn: ride, sit] 2: be carried or travel on or in a vehicle; "I ride to work in a bus"; "He rides the subway downtown every day" [ant: walk] 3: continue undisturbed and without interference; "Let it ride" 4: move like a floating object; "The moon rode high in the night sky" 5: harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie" [syn: tease, razz, rag, cod, tantalize, tantalise, bait, taunt, twit, rally, ride] 6: be sustained or supported or borne; "His glasses rode high on his nose"; "The child rode on his mother's hips"; "She rode a wave of popularity"; "The brothers rode to an easy victory on their father's political name" 7: have certain properties when driven; "This car rides smoothly"; "My new truck drives well" [syn: drive, ride] 8: be contingent on; "The outcomes rides on the results of the election"; "Your grade will depends on your homework" [syn: depend on, devolve on, depend upon, ride, turn on, hinge on, hinge upon] 9: lie moored or anchored; "Ship rides at anchor" 10: sit on and control a vehicle; "He rides his bicycle to work every day"; "She loves to ride her new motorcycle through town" 11: climb up on the body; "Shorts that ride up"; "This skirt keeps riding up my legs" 12: ride over, along, or through; "Ride the freeways of California" 13: keep partially engaged by slightly depressing a pedal with the foot; "Don't ride the clutch!" 14: copulate with; "The bull was riding the cow" [syn: ride, mount]
• ringside 0
  n 1: first row of seating; has an unobstructed view of a boxing or wrestling ring [syn: ringside, ringside seat]
• riptide 0
  n 1: a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current [syn: rip, riptide, tide rip, crosscurrent, countercurrent] 2: a strong surface current flowing outwards from a shore [syn: riptide, rip current]
• roadside 0
  n 1: edge of a way or road or path; "flowers along the wayside" [syn: wayside, roadside]
• said 0
  adj 1: being the one previously mentioned or spoken of; "works of all the aforementioned authors"; "said party has denied the charges" [syn: aforesaid(a), aforementioned(a), said(a)]
• seaside 0
  n 1: the shore of a sea or ocean regarded as a resort [syn: seaside, seaboard]
• side 0
  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"
• slide 0
  n 1: a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study [syn: slide, microscope slide] 2: (geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc. 3: (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale; "the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides" [syn: swoop, slide] 4: plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide [syn: slide, playground slide, sliding board] 5: the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it; "his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill"; "the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope" [syn: slide, glide, coast] 6: a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector [syn: slide, lantern slide] 7: sloping channel through which things can descend [syn: chute, slide, slideway, sloping trough] v 1: move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk" [syn: skid, slip, slue, slew, slide] 2: to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly; "They slid through the wicket in the big gate" [syn: slither, slide] 3: move smoothly along a surface; "He slid the money over to the other gambler"
• snide 0
  adj 1: expressive of contempt; "curled his lip in a supercilious smile"; "spoke in a sneering jeering manner"; "makes many a sharp comparison but never a mean or snide one" [syn: supercilious, sneering, snide]
• stride 0
  n 1: a step in walking or running [syn: pace, stride, tread] 2: the distance covered by a step; "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig" [syn: footstep, pace, step, stride] 3: significant progress (especially in the phrase "make strides"); "they made big strides in productivity" v 1: walk with long steps; "He strode confidently across the hall" 2: cover or traverse by taking long steps; "She strode several miles towards the woods"
• subdivide 0
  v 1: form into subdivisions; "The cells subdivided" 2: divide into smaller and smaller pieces; "This apartment cannot be subdivided any further!"
• subside 0
  v 1: wear off or die down; "The pain subsided" [syn: subside, lessen] 2: sink to a lower level or form a depression; "the valleys subside" 3: sink down or precipitate; "the mud subsides when the waters become calm" [syn: subside, settle] 4: descend into or as if into some soft substance or place; "He sank into bed"; "She subsided into the chair" [syn: sink, subside]
• tide 0
  n 1: the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon 2: something that may increase or decrease (like the tides of the sea); "a rising tide of popular interest" 3: there are usually two high and two low tides each day [syn: tide, lunar time period] v 1: rise or move forward; "surging waves" [syn: tide, surge] [ant: ebb, ebb away, ebb down, ebb off, ebb out] 2: cause to float with the tide 3: be carried with the tide
• tied 0
  adj 1: bound or secured closely; "the guard was found trussed up with his arms and legs securely tied"; "a trussed chicken" [syn: trussed, tied] 2: bound together by or as if by a strong rope; especially as by a bond of affection; "people tied by blood or marriage" 3: fastened with strings or cords; "a neatly tied bundle" [syn: tied, fastened] [ant: unfastened, untied] 4: closed with a lace; "snugly laced shoes" [syn: laced, tied] [ant: unlaced, untied] 5: of the score in a contest; "the score is tied" [syn: tied(p), even, level(p)]
• topside 0
  n 1: (usually plural) weather deck; the part of a ship's hull that is above the waterline
• tried 0
  adj 1: tested and proved useful or correct; "a tested method" [syn: tested, tried, well-tried] 2: tested and proved to be reliable [syn: tested, time- tested, tried, tried and true]
• untied 0
  adj 1: not tied [syn: untied, unfastened] [ant: fastened, tied] 2: with laces not tied; "teenagers slopping around in unlaced sneakers" [syn: unlaced, untied] [ant: laced, tied] 3: not bound by shackles and chains [syn: unchained, unfettered, unshackled, untied]
• untried 0
  adj 1: not tried or tested by experience; "unseasoned artillery volunteers"; "still untested in battle"; "an illustrator untried in mural painting"; "a young hand at plowing" [syn: unseasoned, untested, untried, young] 2: not yet proved or subjected to testing; "an untested drug"; "untested theory"; "an untried procedure" [syn: untested, untried]
• upside 0
  n 1: the highest or uppermost side of anything; "put your books on top of the desk"; "only the top side of the box was painted" [syn: top, top side, upper side, upside]
• walleyed 0
  adj 1: having divergent strabismus [ant: cross-eyed]
• wayside 0
  n 1: edge of a way or road or path; "flowers along the wayside" [syn: wayside, roadside]
• wide 0
  adv 1: with or by a broad space; "stand with legs wide apart"; "ran wide around left end" 2: to the fullest extent possible; "open your eyes wide"; "with the throttle wide open" 3: far from the intended target; "the arrow went wide of the mark"; "a bullet went astray and killed a bystander" [syn: wide, astray] 4: to or over a great extent or range; far; "wandered wide through many lands"; "he traveled widely" [syn: wide, widely] adj 1: having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other; "wide roads"; "a wide necktie"; "wide margins"; "three feet wide"; "a river two miles broad"; "broad shoulders"; "a broad river" [syn: wide, broad] [ant: narrow] 2: broad in scope or content; "across-the-board pay increases"; "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions against human-rights violators"; "an invention with broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide powers" [syn: across-the- board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, blanket(a), broad, encompassing, extensive, panoptic, wide] 3: (used of eyes) fully open or extended; "stared with wide eyes" [syn: wide-eyed, wide] 4: very large in expanse or scope; "a broad lawn"; "the wide plains"; "a spacious view"; "spacious skies" [syn: broad, spacious, wide] 5: great in degree; "won by a wide margin" [ant: narrow] 6: having ample fabric; "the current taste for wide trousers"; "a full skirt" [syn: wide, wide-cut, full] 7: not on target; "the kick was wide"; "the arrow was wide of the mark"; "a claim that was wide of the truth" [syn: wide, wide of the mark]
• worldwide 0
  adj 1: spanning or extending throughout the entire world; "worldwide distribution"; "a worldwide epidemic" [syn: worldwide, world-wide] 2: involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope; "global war"; "global monetary policy"; "neither national nor continental but planetary"; "a world crisis"; "of worldwide significance" [syn: global, planetary, world(a), worldwide, world-wide] 3: of worldwide scope or applicability; "an issue of cosmopolitan import"; "the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time"- Christopher Morley; "universal experience" [syn: cosmopolitan, ecumenical, oecumenical, general, universal, worldwide, world- wide]
• yuletide 0
  n 1: period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6 [syn: Christmas, Christmastide, Christmastime, Yule, Yuletide, Noel]
• clyde 0
  n 1: a river in western Scotland that flows from the southern uplands into the Firth of Clyde; navigable by oceangoing vessels as far as Glasgow
• westside 0
  adj 1: of the western part of a city; "he lives in upper westside Manhattan"
• curbside 0
  n 1: the side of a sidewalk that is bordered by a curb; "policemen stood at intervals along the curbside"
• statewide 0
  adj 1: occurring or extending throughout a state; "the statewide recycling program"
• sulfide 0
  n 1: a compound of sulphur and some other element that is more electropositive [syn: sulfide, sulphide]

See also chide definition and chide synonyms