sided
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dɪd adjective
having a specified number or kind of sides (often used in combination): five-sided; plastic-sided.
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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, especially 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, especially 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.
18.
a.
either of the two surfaces of a phonograph record or the two tracks on a audiotape.
b.
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.
adjective
Verb phrases 20.
being at or on one side: the side aisles of a theater.
21.
coming from one side.
22.
directed toward one side: a side blow.
23.
subordinate or incidental: a side issue.
24.
Idioms side withagainst, 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.
25.
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.
26.
on the adjective side, rather more than less; tending toward (the quality or condition specified): This cake is a little on the sweet 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:
before 900; Middle English; Old English sīde (noun); cognate with Dutch zijde, German Seite, Old Norse sītha
before 900; Middle English; Old English sīde (noun); cognate with Dutch zijde, German Seite, Old Norse sītha
Related forms
side·less, adjective
Synonyms
23. minor, lesser.
23. minor, lesser.
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| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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side (saɪd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a line or surface that borders anything |
| 2. | geometry |
| a. any line segment forming part of the perimeter of a plane geometric figure | |
| b. another name for face | |
| 3. | either of two parts into which an object, surface, area, etc, can be divided, esp by a line, median, space, etc: the right side and the left side Related: lateral |
| 4. | either of the two surfaces of a flat object: the right and wrong side of the cloth |
| 5. | a surface or part of an object that extends vertically: the side of a cliff |
| 6. | either half of a human or animal body, esp the area around the waist, as divided by the median plane: I have a pain in my side |
| 7. | the area immediately next to a person or thing: he stood at her side |
| 8. | a district, point, or direction within an area identified by reference to a central point: the south side of the city |
| 9. | the area at the edge of a room, road, etc, as distinguished from the middle |
| 10. | aspect or part: look on the bright side; his cruel side |
| 11. | one of two or more contesting factions, teams, etc |
| 12. | a page in an essay, book, etc |
| 13. | a position, opinion, etc, held in opposition to another in a dispute |
| 14. | line of descent: he gets his brains from his mother's side |
| 15. | informal a television channel |
| 16. | billiards, snooker US and Canadian equivalent: English spin imparted to a ball by striking it off-centre with the cue |
| 17. | slang (Brit) insolence, arrogance, or pretentiousness: to put on side |
| 18. | on one side set apart from the rest, as provision for emergencies, etc, or to avoid muddling |
| 19. | on the heavy side tending to be too heavy |
| 20. | on the side |
| a. apart from or in addition to the main object | |
| b. as a sideline | |
| c. (US) as a side dish | |
| d. bit on the side See bit | |
| 21. | side by side |
| a. close together | |
| b. ( | |
| 22. | take sides to support one group, opinion, etc, as against another |
| —adj | |
| 23. | being on one side; lateral |
| 24. | from or viewed as if from one side |
| 25. | directed towards one side |
| 26. | not main; subordinate or incidental: side door; side road |
| —vb (usually foll by with) | |
| 27. | to support or associate oneself with a faction, interest, etc |
| 28. | (tr) to provide with siding or sides |
| 29. | dialect (Northern English) (tr; |
| Related: lateral | |
| [Old English sīde; related to sīd wide, Old Norse sītha side, Old High German sīta] | |
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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 mid-13c. 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.1200. 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.
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Example sentences
But his one-sided lack of understanding of the other side cannot go without strenuous objection.
Presidents struggle to get laws through a many-sided legislature.
If you have a pop-up or soft-sided trailer, keep these items in a food locker or bear-proof container.
Now, if only some small-sided rugby player would get caught quaffing liquid testosterone.
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