side /saɪd/
1. 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"
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2. one of two or more contesting groups; "the Confederate side was prepared to attack"
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3. either the left or right half of a body; "he had a pain in his side"
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4. 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"
5. 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"
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6. 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"
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7. a line segment forming part of the perimeter of a plane figure; "the hypotenuse of a right triangle is always the longest side"
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8. a family line of descent; "he gets his brains from his father's side"
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9. a lengthwise dressed half of an animal's carcass used for food
synset: side, side_of_meat
10. an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute; "there are two sides to every question"
11. an elevated geological formation; "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of a mountain"
12. (sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist
1. take sides for or against; "Who are you siding with?"; "I'm siding against the current candidate"
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1. located on a side; "side fences"; "the side porch"
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Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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