a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
<noun.location> they always sat on the right side of the church he never left my side
one of two or more contesting groups
<noun.group> the Confederate side was prepared to attack
either the left or right half of a body
<noun.body> he had a pain in his side
a surface forming part of the outside of an object
<noun.location> he examined all sides of the crystal dew dripped from the face of the leaf
an extended outer surface of an object
<noun.artifact> he turned the box over to examine the bottom side they painted all four sides of the house
an aspect of something (as contrasted with some other implied aspect)
<noun.cognition> he was on the heavy side he is on the purchasing side of the business it brought out his better side
a line segment forming part of the perimeter of a plane figure
<noun.location> the hypotenuse of a right triangle is always the longest side
a family line of descent
<noun.group> he gets his brains from his father's side
a lengthwise dressed half of an animal's carcass used for food
<noun.food>
an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute
<noun.communication> there are two sides to every question
an elevated geological formation
<noun.object> he climbed the steep slope the house was built on the side of a mountain
(sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist
<noun.event> [ verb ]
take sides for or against
<verb.competition> Who are you widing with? I'm siding against the current candidate [ adj ]
located on a side
<adj.all> side fences the side porch
Side \Side\ (s[imac]d), n. [AS. s[=i]de; akin to D. zijde, G. seite, OHG. s[=i]ta, Icel. s[=i]?a, Dan. side, Sw. sida; cf. AS. s[=i]d large, spacious, Icel. s[=i]?r long, hanging.] 1. The margin, edge, verge, or border of a surface; especially (when the thing spoken of is somewhat oblong in shape), one of the longer edges as distinguished from the shorter edges, called ends; a bounding line of a geometrical figure; as, the side of a field, of a square or triangle, of a river, of a road, etc.
3. Any outer portion of a thing considered apart from, and yet in relation to, the rest; as, the upper side of a sphere; also, any part or position viewed as opposite to or contrasted with another; as, this or that side.
Looking round on every side beheld A pathless desert. --Milton.
4. (a) One of the halves of the body, of an animals or man, on either side of the mesial plane; or that which pertains to such a half; as, a side of beef; a side of sole leather. (b) The right or left part of the wall or trunk of the body; as, a pain in the side.
One of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side. --John xix. 34.
5. A slope or declivity, as of a hill, considered as opposed to another slope over the ridge.
Along the side of yon small hill. --Milton.
6. The position of a person or party regarded as opposed to another person or party, whether as a rival or a foe; a body of advocates or partisans; a party; hence, the interest or cause which one maintains against another; a doctrine or view opposed to another.
God on our side, doubt not of victory. --Shak.
We have not always been of the . . . same side in politics. --Landor.
Sets the passions on the side of truth. --Pope.
7. A line of descent traced through one parent as distinguished from that traced through another.
To sit upon thy father David's throne, By mother's side thy father. --Milton.
8. Fig.: Aspect or part regarded as contrasted with some other; as, the bright side of poverty.
{By the side of}, close at hand; near to.
{Exterior side}. (Fort.) See {Exterior}, and Illust. of {Ravelin}.
{Interior side} (Fort.), the line drawn from the center of one bastion to that of the next, or the line curtain produced to the two oblique radii in front. --H. L. Scott.
{Side by side}, close together and abreast; in company or along with.
{To choose sides}, to select those who shall compete, as in a game, on either side.
{To take sides}, to attach one's self to, or give assistance to, one of two opposing sides or parties.
Side \Side\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to a side, or the sides; being on the side, or toward the side; lateral.
One mighty squadron with a side wind sped. --Dryden.
2. Hence, indirect; oblique; collateral; incidental; as, a side issue; a side view or remark.
The law hath no side respect to their persons. --Hooker.
His gown had side sleeves down to mid leg. --Laneham.
{Side action}, in breech-loading firearms, a mechanism for operating the breech block, which is moved by a lever that turns sidewise.
{Side arms}, weapons worn at the side, as sword, bayonet, pistols, etc.
{Side ax}, an ax of which the handle is bent to one side.
{Side-bar rule} (Eng. Law.), a rule authorized by the courts to be granted by their officers as a matter of course, without formal application being made to them in open court; -- so called because anciently moved for by the attorneys at side bar, that is, informally. --Burril.
{Side box}, a box or inclosed seat on the side of a theater.
To insure a side-box station at half price. --Cowper.
{Side chain}, (a) one of two safety chains connecting a tender with a locomotive, at the sides. (b) (Chem.) a chain of atoms attached to the main structure of a large molecule, especially of a polymer.
{Side cut}, a canal or road branching out from the main one. [U.S.]
{Side dish}, one of the dishes subordinate to the main course.
{Side glance}, a glance or brief look to one side.
{Side hook} (Carp.), a notched piece of wood for clamping a board to something, as a bench.
{Side lever}, a working beam of a side-lever engine.
{Side-lever engine}, a marine steam engine having a working beam of each side of the cylinder, near the bottom of the engine, communicating motion to a crank that is above them.
{Side pipe} (Steam Engine), a steam or exhaust pipe connecting the upper and lower steam chests of the cylinder of a beam engine.
{Side plane}, a plane in which the cutting edge of the iron is at the side of the stock.
{Side posts} (Carp.), posts in a truss, usually placed in pairs, each post set at the same distance from the middle of the truss, for supporting the principal rafters, hanging the tiebeam, etc.
{Side rod}. (a) One of the rods which connect the piston-rod crosshead with the side levers, in a side-lever engine. (b) See {Parallel rod}, under {Parallel}.
{Side screw} (Firearms), one of the screws by which the lock is secured to the side of a firearm stock.
{Side table}, a table placed either against the wall or aside from the principal table.
{Side tool} (Mach.), a cutting tool, used in a lathe or planer, having the cutting edge at the side instead of at the point.
{Side wind}, a wind from one side; hence, an indirect attack, or indirect means. --Wright.
Side \Side\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sided}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Siding}.] 1. To lean on one side. [Obs.] --Bacon.
2. To embrace the opinions of one party, or engage in its interest, in opposition to another party; to take sides; as, to side with the ministerial party.
All side in parties, and begin the attack. --Pope.
Side \Side\, v. t. 1. To be or stand at the side of; to be on the side toward. [Obs.]
His blind eye that sided Paridell. --Spenser.
2. To suit; to pair; to match. [Obs.] --Clarendon.
3. (Shipbuilding) To work (a timber or rib) to a certain thickness by trimming the sides.
4. To furnish with a siding; as, to side a house.
Thus ended the campaign in the first of the industrial states to vote, a battle that seemed as clear-cut on the Republican side as it was complicated for the Democrats.
Battle lines are drawn again, however, with two Cuban-Americans already in the race on the Republican side, state Sen. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and millionaire banana importer Carlos Perez, a prominent supporter of former President Reagan and Lt.
But Loc, who grew up in a two-story house on the affluent west side of Los Angeles and went to University High School and Santa Monica College, had to travel by bus to the city's tough south side to get his reputation.
But Loc, who grew up in a two-story house on the affluent west side of Los Angeles and went to University High School and Santa Monica College, had to travel by bus to the city's tough south side to get his reputation.
The program in this city of 165,000 on the east side of San Francisco Bay also would help sick kids and subsidize poor parents for baby-sitting costs.
Researchers reported the accidental discovery of a family of drugs that may prove more potent with fewer side effects than current medicines for arthritis and other ailments involving inflammation.
While Cable & Wireless hadn't forecast its vote, most London analysts were expecting it to side with Millicom.
No casualty figures were known for either side.
On the Democratic side, Dukakis came in as the optimism winner, followed by Rep. Richard Gephardt and Jesse Jackson.
Sulphur and molasses is an age-old recipe for spring fever, and here's its economic equivalent, something to lift your spirits and help develop the brighter side of things.
There are nine restaurants, cafes or bars - and 38 blocks of toilets. The view down the length of the building from the inside is 614 metres long. Basically, the terminal has a large central core, with two arms stretched out straight on each side of it.
The hulk of an abandoned car sits on one corner of the playing area. Squat, dilapidated homes line one side of the street.
U.N. Assistant Secretary-General Marrack Goulding told a news conference in the Iraqi capital that each side on Tuesday handed over the bodies of eight soldiers killed during the eight-year war.
"Disappointment about the dollar's decline and also that the expected post-election rally failed to appear has put buyers on the selling side again."
On the other side, Arturo Hernandez Grisanti, the oil minister of Venezuela, who had aggressively sought production cuts, called the agreement a reasonable outcome.
'Skanska is a well-run company strong on the contracting business side with a number of industrial companies and a good stock of real estate companies', said Mr Barnevik.
Evie, an 8-year-old female giraffe, died Sunday about 11 hours after falling on her side, zoo officials said.
Catholic Europe was celebrating William's victory because it meant that England would enter the war on the side of the anti-Louis coalition.
"There was a failure of the dollar to follow through on the down side," said Bob Morrissey, a senior trader at the Bank of Boston's New York office.
Suddenly, the sled crashes through, water splashing over the side.
Neither side in this issue and debate would ever disagree on the physiological facts.
She replaces 46-year-old Neil Dunford (left), who is moved to the new position of MGIM deputy chairman. Morgan Grenfell's UK pension side has long trailed behind its highly successful international investment management.
There has been no mention of casualties from either side.
Because the test car had the optional High Capacity Actively Controlled Steering, the Q45 also barely showed any body roll, or yaw in sudden lane changes and side moves.
At his side were Mayor Coleman Young of Detroit and Sen. Don Riegle.
One Japanese official described the talks as "heated" and said neither side had changed its position on the territorial dispute.
It put signs on the Virginia side saying the real sale was in North Carolina; the Virginians retaliated with similar signs in North Carolina.
On the Republican side, state Rep. Johnny Isakson and former Superior Court Judge Greeley Ellis are running.
The London School of Economics would like to move there from cramped premises on the other side of the river. Such a move would express confidence in a British institution of world renown.
Nowadays, he said, U.S. intelligence agents and KGB officers from the Soviet Embassy no longer appear regularly to roam Kamkin's aisles, spying on each other in the hope of learning what the other side is reading.