Side Definition

sīd
sided, sides, siding
noun
sides
A surface bounding a solid figure.
American Heritage
Any of the lines or surfaces that bound or limit something.
A square has four sides, a cube six.
Webster's New World
Any bounding line or surface of an object other than the ends or top and bottom.
Webster's New World
The right or left half of a human or animal body, esp. either half of the trunk.
Webster's New World
A surface of an object that extends more or less perpendicularly from an observer standing in front.
The side of the ship.
American Heritage
adjective
Of, at, or on a side or sides.
A side door.
Webster's New World
To or from one side.
A side glance.
Webster's New World
Not of primary importance; secondary.
A side issue.
Webster's New World
Minor; incidental.
A side interest.
American Heritage
In addition to the main part; supplementary.
A side benefit.
American Heritage
verb
sided, siding
To furnish with sides or siding.
Webster's New World
To align oneself (with one of opposing parties, factions, etc.)
Webster's New World
To be positioned next to.
A couch that is sided by low tables.
American Heritage

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

Which will you side with, good or evil?
Wiktionary
(shipbuilding) To work (a timber or rib) to a certain thickness by trimming the sides.
Wiktionary
adverb

(UK dialectal) Widely; wide; far.

Wiktionary
suffix
Beside; next to; adjacent to.
Wiktionary
idiom
on the side
  • In addition to the main portion:

    coleslaw on the side.

  • In addition to the main occupation or activity:

    did some consulting work on the side.

American Heritage
side by side
  • Next to each other; close together.
American Heritage
this side of
  • Verging on; short of:

    shady deals that were just this side of criminal.

American Heritage
on the side
  • in addition to the main thing, part, course, etc.
Webster's New World
side by side
  • beside each other
  • in close companionship; together
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Side

Noun

Singular:
side
Plural:
sides

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Side

Origin of Side

  • From Middle English side, syde, syd, from Old English sÄ«d (“wide, broad, spacious, ample, extensive, vast, far-reaching"), from Proto-Germanic *sÄ«daz (“drooping, hanging, low, excessive, extra"), from Proto-Indo-European *sÄ“y- (“to send, throw, drop, sow, deposit"). Cognate with Low German sied (“low"), Swedish sid (“long, hanging down"), Icelandic síður (“low hanging, long").

    From Wiktionary

  • From Middle English side, from Old English sÄ«de (“side, flank"), from Proto-Germanic *sÄ«dÇ­ (“side, flank, edge, shore"), from Proto-Indo-European *sÄ“y- (“to send, throw, drop, sow, deposit"). Cognate with Dutch zijde, zij (“side"), German Seite (“side"), Danish side (“side"), Swedish sida (“side").

    From Wiktionary

  • From Middle English side, syde, from Old English sÄ«de (“widely, extensively, amply"). See above.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old English sīde

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From side

    From Wiktionary

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