side
- noun
- /saɪd/
- I'm trying to crawl up the side where the crabs can't see.
- side slopes
- side of the valley
- side of the mountain
So scampered back up the north side of the valley, got up.
- So scampered back up the north side of the valley, got up.
- I'm climbing on the rough side of the mountain.
- I'm trying to crawl up the side where the crabs can't see.
- They'd be laying on the side of a hill.
- These kids were jumping off the the side of a of like a ledge into.
- You know, walk me through this latest ascent from the north side and what made it special.
Examples
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Grant sat down on the side of the hill and looked at his watch.
Fiction book (1990) -
My grandmother had taken me and two of my brothers to the side of the Mountain to look after the cows.
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And it's like up on the side of a hill, as you can see.
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Maybe we should go up the side like this, OK?
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A little bit in the side of the mountain.
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I found myself face down in the ditch at the side of the road.
Fiction book (1992) -
The women sat on a flat area on the side of the narrow river.
Fiction book (1991) -
The side of this hill has been hollowed out.
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Listen, there's a small lake on the side of that cliff there.
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The hikers reached a beautiful viewpoint on the side of the mountain.
Synonyms
A part of land that goes up or down like the side of a hill
The side part of something, like the side of a body, hill, or army
A sloping side of a hill
A side of a mountain that slopes down
A sloping surface that connects different levels
A sloping side of a hill
A slope of a hill or mountain
Idioms
- Informal
Doing extra work besides your main job often without your boss's permission
Compounds
A door on the side of a building used as an entrance or exit instead of the front door
- Specialized
An economic idea that growth comes from businesses making more goods and investing when governments cut taxes and remove rules
An evil part of a mysterious power that bad characters use in Star Wars
- Specialized
A large bag that inflates above side windows to protect heads in a side crash
- US
An official in American football who watches plays and passes downfield on one sideline
- Specialized
A small spotted lizard with a dark spot on each side behind the front legs
Harmful effects of modern tools and devices that hurt people and society, for example losing privacy or loneliness
- Informal
The part of a person that likes nerdy, awkward, or not fashionable things and shows it playfully
- NSFW
A part of a person that tries to find spiritual meaning by causing or feeling pain
- Offensive
A person who has a romantic or sexual relationship with someone already in a relationship
- UK
A small musical instrument with two tight skins and wires under one skin used in bands and orchestras
- Specialized
A long metal beam along the side of a train that supports the floor and body
- Specialized
A speaker at the side of a stage that helps performers hear the sound
- Archaic
A steamboat with a large paddle wheel on each side that moves it through water
How Steep
Surface Forms
Etymology
Side comes from old English sīd meaning 'long' or 'wide', and people used it for the area along the edge of a hill, so a mountainside is the slope that runs away from the top.