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1. Meaning 1 · noun

   A bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape.

   “A square has four sides.”

2. Meaning 2 · noun

   A flat surface of a three-dimensional object; a face.

   “A cube has six sides.”

3. Meaning 3 · noun

   One half (left or right, top or bottom, front or back, etc.) of something or someone.

   “Which side of the tray shall I put it on?  The patient was bleeding on the right side.”

4. Meaning 4 · noun

   A region in a specified position with respect to something.

   “Meet me on the north side of the monument.”

5. Meaning 5 · noun

   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.

   “I generally sleep on my side.”

6. Meaning 6 · noun

   One surface of a sheet of paper (used instead of "page", which can mean one or both surfaces.)

   “John wrote 15 sides for his essay!”

7. Meaning 7 · noun

   One possible aspect of a concept, person or thing.

   “Look on the bright side.”

8. Meaning 8 · noun

   One set of competitors in a game.

   “Which side has kick-off?”

9. Meaning 9 · noun

   A sports team.

10. Meaning 10 · noun

    A group having a particular allegiance in a conflict or competition.

    “In the second world war, the Italians were on the side of the Germans.”

11. Meaning 11 · noun

    A recorded piece of music; a record, especially in jazz.

12. Meaning 12 · noun

    Sidespin; english

    “He had to put a bit of side on to hit the pink ball.”

13. Meaning 13 · noun

    A television channel, usually as opposed to the one currently being watched (from when there were only two channels).

    “I just want to see what's on the other side — James said there was a good film on tonight.”

14. Meaning 14 · noun

    A dish that accompanies the main course; a side dish.

    “Do you want a side of cole-slaw with that?”

15. Meaning 15 · noun

    A line of descent traced through one parent as distinguished from that traced through another.

    “his mother's side of the family”

16. Meaning 16 · noun

    The batters faced in an inning by a particular pitcher

    “Clayton Kershaw struck out the side in the 6th inning.”

17. Meaning 17 · noun

    An unjustified air of self-importance.

18. Meaning 18 · noun

    A written monologue or part of a scene to be read by an actor at an audition.

19. Meaning 19 · noun

    A man who prefers not to engage in anal sex during homosexual intercourse.

    “My boyfriend and I are both sides, so we prefer to do oral on each other.”

20. Meaning 20 · verb

    To ally oneself, be in an alliance, usually with "with" or rarely "in with"

    “Which will you side with, good or evil?”

21. Meaning 21 · verb

    To lean on one side.

22. Meaning 22 · verb

    To be or stand at the side of; to be on the side toward.

23. Meaning 23 · verb

    To suit; to pair; to match.

24. Meaning 24 · verb

    To work (a timber or rib) to a certain thickness by trimming the sides.

25. Meaning 25 · verb

    To furnish with a siding.

    “to side a house”

26. Meaning 26 · verb

    To provide with, as a side or accompaniment.

27. Meaning 27 · adjective

    Being on the left or right, or toward the left or right; lateral.

28. Meaning 28 · adjective

    Indirect; oblique; incidental.

    “a side issue; a side view or remark”

How this word is used

• Everyday “A square has four sides.”
• General “A cube has six sides.”
• General “Which side of the tray shall I put it on?  The patient was bleeding on the right side.”
• General “Meet me on the north side of the monument.”
• General “I generally sleep on my side.”
• General “John wrote 15 sides for his essay!”
• General “Look on the bright side.”
• General “Which side has kick-off?”
• General “In the second world war, the Italians were on the side of the Germans.”
• General “He had to put a bit of side on to hit the pink ball.”
• General “I just want to see what's on the other side — James said there was a good film on tonight.”
• General “Do you want a side of cole-slaw with that?”
• General “his mother's side of the family”
• General “Clayton Kershaw struck out the side in the 6th inning.”
• General “My boyfriend and I are both sides, so we prefer to do oral on each other.”
• Everyday “Which will you side with, good or evil?”
• General “to side a house”
• General “a side issue; a side view or remark”

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