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side

Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪ̯d/

The English word “side” has 20 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape.
  2. A flat surface of a three-dimensional object; a face.
  3. One half (left or right, top or bottom, front or back, etc.) of something or someone.
  4. A region in a specified position with respect to something.
  5. The portion of the human torso usually covered by the arms when they are not raised; the areas on the left and right between the belly or chest and the back.
  6. One surface of a sheet of paper (used instead of "page", which can mean one or both surfaces.)
  7. One possible aspect of a concept, person, or thing.
  8. One set of competitors in a game.
  9. A sports team.
  10. A group of morris dancers who perform together.
  11. A group having a particular allegiance in a conflict or competition.
  12. A recorded piece of music; a record, especially in jazz.
  13. Sidespin; english
  14. A television channel, usually as opposed to the one currently being watched (from when there were only two channels).
  15. A dish that accompanies the main course; a side dish.
  16. A line of descent traced through a particular relative, usually a parent or spouse, as distinguished from that traced through another.
  17. The batters faced in an inning by a particular pitcher.
  18. An unjustified air of self-importance; a conceited attitude.
  19. A written monologue or part of a scene to be read by an actor at an audition.
  20. A person who prefers not to engage in anal sex during same-sex sexual activity.

Etymology

From Middle English side, from Old English sīde (“side, flank”), from Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ (“side, flank, edge, shore”), derived from *sīdaz, probably from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁- (“long, lasting”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Siede (“side”), West Frisian side (“side”), Dutch zijde, zij (“side”), German Low German Sied (“side”), German Seite (“side”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, and Norwegian…

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