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side

1  [sahyd] noun, adjective, verb, sid⋅ed, sid⋅ing.
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–noun
1. one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
2. either of the two broad surfaces of a thin, flat object, as a door, a piece of paper, etc.
3. one of the lateral surfaces of an object, as opposed to the front, back, top, and bottom.
4. either of the two lateral parts or areas of a thing: the right side and the left side.
5. either lateral half of the body, esp. of the trunk, of a human or animal.
6. the dressed, lengthwise half of an animal's body, as of beef or pork, used for food.
7. an aspect or phase, esp. as contrasted with another aspect or phase: to consider all sides of a problem.
8. region, direction, or position with reference to a central line, space, or point: the east side of a city.
9. a slope, as of a hill.
10. one of two or more contesting teams, groups, parties, etc.: Our side won the baseball game.
11. the position, course, or part of a person or group opposing another: I am on your side in this issue.
12. line of descent through either the father or the mother: grandparents on one's maternal side.
13. the space immediately adjacent to something or someone indicated: Stand at my side.
14. Informal. a side dish, as in a restaurant: I'll have a hamburger and a side of French fries.
15. Usually, sides. Theater.
a. pages of a script containing only the lines and cues of a specific role to be learned by a performer.
b. the lines of the role.
16. Nautical. the hull portion that is normally out of the water, located between the stem and stern to port or starboard.
17. Billiards. English (def. 8).
18. Slang. a phonograph record.
19. Chiefly British Slang.
a. affected manner; pretension; assumed haughtiness: to put on side.
b. impudence; gall: He has a lot of side.
20. on the (specified) side, rather more than less; tending toward (the quality or condition specified): This cake is a little on the sweet side.
–adjective
21. being at or on one side: the side aisles of a theater.
22. coming from one side.
23. directed toward one side: a side blow.
24. subordinate or incidental: a side issue.
—Verb phrase
25. side with or against, to favor or support or refuse to support one group, opinion, etc., against opposition; take sides, as in a dispute: He always sides with the underdog.
—Idioms
26. on the side, Informal.
a. separate from the main issue or point of interest.
b. in addition to one's regular, or known work, interest, relationships, etc.: She tried selling cosmetics on the side. He dates another girl on the side.
c. as a side dish: a hamburger with French fries on the side.
27. side by side,
a. next to one another; together.
b. closely associated or related; in proximity: A divided city in which democracy and communism must live side by side.
28. take sides, to give one's support to one person or group in a dispute; be partial to one side: We were careful not to take sides for fear of getting personally involved.
29. the far side, the farther or opposite side: the far side of the moon.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME; OE sīde (n.); c. D zijde, G Seite, ON sītha

Related forms:
sideless, adjective

Synonyms:
24. minor, lesser.
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side

  1. n.
    a side of a record (recording). (Refers to older vinyl recording.) : Let's cruise over to Sam's pad and hear some sides.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

side 
O.E. side "flanks of a person, the long part or aspect of anything," from P.Gmc. *sithon (cf. O.S. sida, O.N. siða, M.Du. side, O.H.G. sita, Ger. Seite), from adj. *sithas "long" (cf. O.E. sid "long, broad, spacious," O.N. siðr "long, hanging down"), from PIE base *se- "long, late" (cf. L. serus "late," Lith. sietuva "deep place in a river," M.Ir. sith, M.Breton hir "long"). Original sense preserved in countryside. Fig. sense of "position or attitude of a person or set of persons in relation to another" (cf. choosing sides) first recorded c.1250. Meaning "music on one side of a phonograph record" is first attested 1936. Phrase side by side "close together and abreast" is recorded from c.1205. Restaurant phrase on the side "apart from the main dish" is attested from 1884, Amer.Eng. Side-splitting "funny" is first attested 1860. Sidebar "secondary article in a newspaper" is recorded from 1948. Sideman "supporting musician" is first attested 1936. Sideboard "table placed near the side of a room" is from c.1300.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: side
Pronunciation: 'sId
Function: noun
1 : the right or left part of the wall or trunk of the body side>
2 : one of the halves of the animal body on either side of the midsagittal plane
3 : a lateral half or part of an organ or structure side of one leg>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Idioms & Phrases

side with

Support or favor, as in The Armenians traditionally side with the Greeks against the Turks. This idiom was first recorded in 1600. For the antonym, see side against.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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