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side

adjective
  1. located on a side
noun
  1. an extended outer surface of an object
    “I turned the box over to examine the bottom side.”
  2. either the left or right half of a body
    “After running a few blocks, I had a pain in my side.”
  3. an aspect of something, as contrasted with some other implied aspect
    “They were on the heavy side.”
  4. an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute
    “there are two sides to every question”
    position
  5. (sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist
    english
  6. a lengthwise dressed half of an animal's carcass used for food
    side of meat
  7. a family line of descent
    “They get their brains from their father's side.”
  8. one of two or more contesting groups
    “the Confederate side was prepared to attack”
  9. a surface forming part of the outside of an object
    “The jeweler examined all sides of the crystal.”
    face
  10. a line segment forming part of the perimeter of a plane figure
    “the hypotenuse of a right triangle is always the longest side”
  11. a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
    “they always sat on the right side of the church”
  12. an elevated geological formation
    incline
verb
  1. take sides for or against