Noun Definition

side

1.Definition: (sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist

Related Noun(s):english

Category: General

2.Definition: a family line of descent

"He gets his brains from his father's side"

Category: General

3.Definition: a lengthwise dressed half of an animal's carcass used for food

Category: General

4.Definition: a line segment forming part of the perimeter of a plane figure

"The hypotenuse of a right triangle is always the longest side"

Category: Places

5.Definition: 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"

Category: Places

6.Definition: 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", "They travelled across the face of the continent"

Related Noun(s):face

Category: Places

7.Definition: 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"

Category: General

8.Definition: an elevated geological formation

"He climbed the steep slope", "The house was built on the side of a mountain"

Related Noun(s):incline, slope

Category: Objects

9.Definition: 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"

Category: Objects

10.Definition: an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute

"There are two sides to every question"

Related Noun(s):position

Category: General

11.Definition: either the left or right half of a body

"He had a pain in his side"

Category: General

12.Definition: one of two or more contesting groups

"The Confederate side was prepared to attack"

Category: General