side
- noun
- /saɪd/
- She prefers to sleep on her left side to avoid snoring.
- left side
- right side
- side of the body
Flames smoking, flames on the side of my head burning.
- Flames smoking, flames on the side of my head burning.
- I think it's this side, my left side if you're the poster.
- Because if I lay on my side, I fear that.
- It's coming out the side of my ribs.
- I'm slightly going to graze the side of my nose.
- Side pose from the other side here you see the body.
Examples
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I know it's on the right side of my Bible.
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I have to go onto my side and then roll over.
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Because if I lay on my side, I fear that.
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But for me it's my right hand side, right and bottom.
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So I am going to focus on the left side, OK.
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To have covered both sides of the street.
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Then you pat him right here on the side of his face.
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And I always imagined my groom on one side of me and you on the other.
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We all prefer to use one side of the body/brain more than the other.
Academic text (2012) -
So, the unique cultures of fifty-six ethnic groups have existed side by side for centuries.
Academic text (2015)
Synonyms
The lower side of the back between the ribs and the hips
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
Surface Forms
Etymology
Side comes from an old English word sīd meaning 'long' or 'wide', so people used it for the long part of the body between the ribs and the hip, and today side names the left or right half of the body.